California Regulator Slams Health Insurers Over Faulty Doctor Lists
A new report finds that major insurers like Aetna and UnitedHealth submitted conflicting lists to the state that were off by thousands of doctors.
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Leading Republicans See A Costly Malpractice Crisis 鈥 Experts Don鈥檛
The incoming HHS secretary wants to boldly reform the malpractice system, saying hundreds of billions are wasted on 鈥渓awsuit abuse鈥 and defensive medicine. Industry experts say premiums and claims are down and 鈥渋t鈥檚 a wonderful time for doctors.鈥
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Women Doctors May Be Better For Patients鈥 Health
Older patients who were treated in the hospital by women physicians were less likely to die or be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge, according to a new study.
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Price Poised To Protect Doctors’ Interests At HHS
As a Republican congressman, orthopedic surgeon Tom Price introduced bills to protect doctors鈥 financial interests.
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Insurers鈥 Flawed Directories Leave Patients Scrambling For In-Network Doctors
Many consumers find that doctors listed in their plan鈥檚 directories aren鈥檛 accepting new patients, charge large concierge fees or may not even be in the network. Regulators don鈥檛 check.
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Victims Seek Payments As ‘Dr. Death’ Declares Innocence
While hundreds of his former patients submit claims for restitution, a Detroit cancer doctor convicted of making millions by purposefully poisoning them with drugs they didn鈥檛 need vows to prove his innocence.
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A Consumer鈥檚 Guide To Medicare鈥檚 New Rules On Doctor Pay
Federal officials have released final regulations for the new program, which will reward physicians for providing high quality, efficient care.
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California鈥檚 Latino Doctors Push For More Of Their Own
More than one-third of the state鈥檚 Latino physicians plan to retire within the next 10 years, according to a new survey.
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California Aims To Limit Surprise Medical Bills
The problem, known as balance billing, happens when patients are treated by an out-of-network professional at an in-network facility. Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to sign the legislation.
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Key Steps Can Help Patients Recover From A Stay In The ICU
Chances of recovering after an ICU stay rise when families keep patients oriented, stay on top of care plans and encourage seniors to get moving.
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How Can Parents, Pediatricians Discuss Guns In The House?
Research suggests pediatricians shy away from the topic, but parents generally are open to discussing firearms in the context of safe storage.
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Getting Doctor Lists Right
Under a new state law, California consumers could get money back if they were charged out-of-network prices after going to a medical provider who was listed in their health plan鈥檚 network.
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Attending To The 鈥楬uman Element鈥 Is Key To Keeping Patients Healthy
Research to be published in full this fall details how medicine鈥檚 鈥渋mplicit bias鈥 鈥 whether real or perceived 鈥 undermines the doctor-patient relationship and the well-being of racial and ethnic minorities as well as lower-income patients.
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Doctors, Hospitals Prepare For Difficult Talks Surrounding Medical Mistakes
MedStar Health is among the hospital systems nationwide that are setting up support systems to help doctors talk openly to patients and their families when treatments go awry.
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As States OK Medical Marijuana Laws, Doctors Struggle With Knowledge Gap
State health departments are beginning to require physicians to complete continuing medical education courses to learn how and when this therapy might work for patients.
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California Doctors And Hospitals Tussle Over Role Of Nurse-Midwives
Legislation that would allow nurse-midwives to practice independently is mired in a dispute about whether hospitals should be allowed to hire them.
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Doctors Need A New Skill Set For This Opioid Abuse Treatment
Practicing surgery on a piece of pork 鈥 that's how some doctors are learning to implant a new drug that curbs opioid cravings. It's not a skill set typically used in addiction medicine.
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Can I Afford To Keep My Doctor?
Covered California says most consumers can avoid double-digit premium hikes next year if they shop around. But will enrollees be willing to switch plans if it means having to change doctors?
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CDC Urges Doctors To Aggressively Test Pregnant Women For Zika
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also directs that all pregnant women in the U.S. and its territories should be 鈥渁ssessed for possible Zika virus exposure鈥 whenever they get a prenatal care visit.
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鈥楧on鈥檛 Cut Me!鈥: Discouraged By Experts, Episiotomies Still Common In Some Hospitals
Overall rates are falling in California and nationally but data point to certain hospitals with extremely high percentages.