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Trump administration seeks more health care cost details for consumers
A new executive order requires that hospitals and insurers give estimates to patients on out-of-pocket costs before they go into a hospital for...
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Patients concerned about clinician burnout
Survey results suggest caregivers “may be conveying signs of burnout to their patients without knowing it.”
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Many doubt Medicare-for-all would bring universal coverage
Republicans expressed pessimism when queried about inclusion.
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Good health goes beyond having a doctor and insurance, says AMA’s equity chief
Part of Dr. Aletha Maybank’s medical training left a sour taste in her mouth.
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Residents are drowning in job offers – and debt
Young doctors are being recruited “like blue-chip athletes.”
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Senators agree surprise medical bills must go. But how?
Lawmakers and stakeholders at a final hearing June 18 showed they are still far apart on one simple aspect of a proposal to contain health care...
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Universal health care hearing: GOP hears what it wants to
One Republican chides colleagues for not focusing on technology.
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Survey puts a price on health improvement
Forty percent of Americans say that they need a financial incentive to exercise.
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CMS seeks answers on prior authorization, other hassles to eliminate
Agency asks health care professionals how to reduce burdens including prior authorization, coding, documentation, and more.
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A large employer ‘frames’ the Medicare-for-all debate
“This bill removes an albatross from the neck of American business, puts more money in consumer products, and will boost our economy,” one CEO...
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Opioid prescriptions declined 33% over 5 years
The number of opioid prescriptions decreased 33% nationally from 2013 to 2018, according to the new report from the American Medical Association...