Barbara Feder Ostrov

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Trump Nominations for US Health Agencies Spark Controversy, Criticism, Praise

Author:: Barbara Feder Ostrov

Publish date: November 26, 2024

Marty Makary, MD, MPH; Janette Nesheiwat, MD; and Dave Weldon, MD, were recently nominated to top positions.

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New Federal Rule for Prior Authorizations a ‘Major Win’ for Patients, Doctors

Author:: Barbara Feder Ostrov

Publish date: January 18, 2024

A long-awaited federal rule on prior authorization was hailed by physicians’ groups for streamlining burdensome procedures and forcing insurers to ...

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Proposed Medicare bill would raise docs’ pay with inflation

Author:: Barbara Feder Ostrov

Publish date: April 24, 2023

The legislation is essential to enabling physician practices to better absorb payment distributions triggered by budget neutrality rules, performan...

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New state bill could protect docs prescribing abortion pills to out-of-state patients

Author:: Barbara Feder Ostrov

Publish date: March 28, 2023

The proposed law would shield health care providers who are legally performing their jobs in California from facing prosecution in another state or...

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States strive to curb costs for a crucial – but exorbitant – hemophilia treatment

Author:: Barbara Feder Ostrov

Publish date: March 7, 2018

“There aren’t a lot of options available to Medicaid programs in terms of controlling costs, because we don’t set the initial costs”

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CVS MinuteClinics: A Cure for Long Wait Times at Veterans Affairs?

Author:: Barbara Feder Ostrov

Publish date: May 25, 2016

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Cutting-edge DNA technology could boost cystic fibrosis screening for newborns

Author:: Barbara Feder Ostrov

Publish date: February 4, 2016

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ICD-10 launches nationally, changing medical billing

Author:: Barbara Feder Ostrov

Publish date: October 1, 2015

Today, U.S. doctors, hospitals, and health insurers must start using the ICD-10, a vast new set of alphanumeric codes for describing diseases and inju...

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Heart attack patients more likely to die after ambulances are diverted

Author:: Barbara Feder Ostrov

Publish date: August 31, 2015

The study adds to a growing body of research nationally showing that temporary diversions of ambulances from the nearest hospital can harm patients wi...