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Survey: Docs see health care improvements as unlikely in 2017
Physicians appear to be quite pessimistic about the chances for improving health care quality, costs, and access, according to a survey conducted...
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What’s in store for CMS under Seema Verma?
Former CMS administrators discuss possible changes to Medicaid under the Trump administration nominee and future challenges for the agency.
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Medicare payments set for infliximab biosimilar Inflectra
Medicare will now cover payment for the infliximab biosimilar drug Inflectra.
From the Journals
Giant cell arteritis independently raises risk for venous thromboembolism
The risk of venous thromboembolism increases markedly shortly before the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis regardless of glucocorticoid exposure,...
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Medicare failed to recover up to $125 million in overpayments, records show
Six years ago, federal health officials were confident they could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually by auditing private...
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Osteopenia risk up in men with sarcopenia and COPD
Osteopenia/osteoarthritis is significantly more likely in men with COPD who experience sarcopenia.
Law & Medicine
Law & Medicine: How case law shapes EMTALA
In the 3 decades since Congress enacted the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, the statute has, as expected, spawned numerous lawsuits.
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Hawaii continues to top ‘America’s Health Rankings’
For the fifth consecutive year, Hawaii has been named the healthiest state by the United Health Foundation’s annual report.
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Diabetes, ischemic heart disease, pain lead health spending
Diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and back/neck pain are the top three conditions accounting for the highest spending on personal health care.
Conference Coverage
Bariatric surgery or total joint replacement: which first?
NEW ORLEANS – Encourage obese patients who need a total hip or knee replacement to undergo bariatric surgery beforehand, not after.
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CMS nixes Part B drug payment demonstration
CMS has canceled a controversial demonstration project that would have tested new methods to pay for the drugs administered in medical offices.