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What makes a direct primary care practice successful?
Direct primary care is growing, but it takes the right preparation, marketing, and structure to make a practice succeed.
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Illinois law expands abortion rights for women
A new Illinois law establishes abortion as a fundamental right of women and also requires insurers to pay for the procedure as they would any...
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Judge bars contraceptive mandate from being enforced
Texas court ruled the ACA requirement violates religious freedoms.
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Sharing notes with patients improves medication comprehension
The majority of patients surveyed at three sites reported that reading physicians' notes made them feel more comfortable with and in control of...
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Studies cast doubt on FDA’s accelerated cancer drug pathway
An analysis suggests cancer drugs approved based on response rate often have no confirmed clinical benefit, while another finds only one-fifth of...
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Louisiana House passes 6-week abortion ban
The legislation, which does not include an exception for rape or incest cases, does allow exceptions if the woman’s life is in danger, if the...
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Supreme Court upholds part of Indiana abortion law
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed an Indiana measure to move forward that requires cremation or burial of fetal remains after an abortion.
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Trump administration plans to repeal transgender health care protections
Under a proposed rule, HHS would roll back discrimination protections for transgender patients who seek medical care.
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Improved records, communication drive Oncology Care Model success
Effective EHRs, leadership, and physician-patient communication are key elements to successful implementation of the Center for Medicare &...
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Antiabortion measures may lead to Supreme Court showdown
“Lawmakers must support health policies based on sound science and evidence. Politicians must seek to improve access to care, not restrict it,”...
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High-deductible plans do not raise out-of-pocket costs for autism care
Patients in both HDHP and traditional insurance plans spend large sums on ASD-related care in coverage mandate states, but because costs likely...
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Employed physicians now outnumber independent doctors
A majority of doctors still work in small practices, although that number is falling.
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CMS proposes payment increase for administering CAR T in the hospital
The CMS would raise the new technology add-on payment to hospitals for administration of CAR T-cell therapies from $186,500 to $242,450.
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Trump administration asks court to invalidate ACA
Federal attorneys argue that provisions of the health care law cannot be severed from the whole and thus, the entire ACA should be struck down....
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Pretrial screening panels: Do they reduce frivolous claims?
At least 17 states have pretrial screening panels that examine medical malpractice cases. Opinions are mixed about whether the panels are useful...