Policy Experts Split on Dr. Oz Nomination to Lead CMS Is he a "threat to public health" or a reasonable choice for the job? Nov 21, 2024
Health Prices Are Getting More Transparent, but It's Still Not Enough, Experts Say Price data need to be specific, searchable, and easy, according to one expert Nov 20, 2024
Texas Has Sued Three Doctors Over Youth Gender-Affirming Care All three physicians could lose their licenses Nov 20, 2024
What to Know About Jay Bhattacharya, Trump's Potential NIH Pick Stanford professor is most closely associated with the Great Barrington Declaration Nov 20, 2024
What It's Like to Win an Ig Nobel; Oxygen Company Too Big to Ban? AI Cuts Care This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 20, 2024
What Happens to Abortion Access in the Next Trump Administration? Legal experts weigh the Comstock Act, EMTALA, a federal ban, and RFK Jr.'s influence Nov 19, 2024
Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Abortion Laws, Including a Ban on Pills to End Pregnancy Laws impede fundamental right of entire class of people to make healthcare decisions, judge says Nov 19, 2024
'Stop RFK War Room'; Trump Overhauling Medicaid? Why Assaults at Hospitals Rose Health news and commentary gathered by staff Nov 19, 2024
Reused Pacemakers Good as New in Early Safety Data No excess infections when pacemakers were cleaned and repackaged for resource-deprived patients Nov 18, 2024
'America Deserves Better': Major Public Health Group Slams RFK Jr. Nomination "Views on vaccines alone should disqualify him," the American Public Health Association says Nov 18, 2024
CDC Advisors Defend Infection Control Draft Guidance HICPAC supports surgical masks for airborne pathogens, sick workers returning after 3 days Nov 18, 2024
Scientists Fear What's Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed to 'Go Wild' One expert believes we're returning to "every man his own doctor" Nov 17, 2024
Physician Groups Quiet on RFK Jr. Nomination for HHS Secretary Several groups that did comment expressed concern about Kennedy's vaccine skepticism Nov 15, 2024
MedPod Today: What Happens to Healthcare Under Trump? reporters offer further insights into recently covered topics Nov 15, 2024 podcast
Confidentiality Clauses Are Killing Patients Eliminating them is the lowest-hanging fruit in the patient safety movement Nov 15, 2024
Are Doctors Costing Hospitals $300K Per Year? Report says doctors are "subsidized," but some question the math Nov 15, 2024
RFK Jr. Selected to Lead HHS Vaccine skeptic tapped to run massive agency overseeing everything from drug to food safety Nov 14, 2024
We Cannot Provide Care With Our Hands Tied Behind Our Backs What a second Trump administration could mean for physician autonomy Nov 14, 2024
$13M Award for COVID Vax Refuser; Doc Sentenced for Threats to Blow Up Hospital A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 14, 2024
Birth Control and Abortion Pill Requests Have Surged Since Trump Won the Election One company saw a 966% increase in sales of emergency contraception after the election Nov 14, 2024
State Medical Boards Lax When It Comes to Doctor Discipline "Are they looking out for physicians, or are they looking out for patients?" report author asks Nov 14, 2024
Will Trump Adopt the Current FTC's Antitrust Posture? Much depends on whether he takes a position of "standing up for the little guy," an expert says Nov 13, 2024
Alzheimer's Researcher Placed on Leave; War on Drug Recovery; Lax Coroner Oversight This past week in healthcare investigations Nov 13, 2024
AMA Delegates Support ACA Subsidies for Undocumented Immigrants Some worried the policy statement could "put a target" on the AMA's back Nov 12, 2024
An Open Letter to the Next Administration Regarding Primary Care Major investment is the need of the hour Nov 12, 2024
The State of Infectious Disease Control in Africa Craig Spencer talks about Rwanda's success and implications for foreign health investment Nov 12, 2024 video
Which High-Risk Patients Should Get the RSV Vaccine? While all adults age 75 and up are eligible, here's who's considered high risk in the 60-74 group Nov 11, 2024
The Trouble With Upcoding Extends Far Beyond Ethics The practice reminds us that our healthcare system is failing patients and clinicians alike Nov 11, 2024
Paying Docs for Prior Authorizations Among the Hot Topics at the AMA Meeting Delegates also mulled resolutions on pediatric hospital closures, public health misinformation Nov 10, 2024
Fixing Medicare Cuts, Reforming Prior Auth Among AMA's Top Priorities, Says AMA Prez Bruce Scott, MD, also touches on scope-of-practice issues in speech to House of Delegates Nov 09, 2024
Does the AMA Need to Right-Size Its House of Delegates? Departing CEO James Madara, MD, suggests the group's governing body might be getting too large Nov 09, 2024
MedPAC Tackles Accuracy of Medicare Advantage Network Directories Providers can change any time, leaving patients anxious and stranded, commissioners say Nov 08, 2024
Trump Likely to Undo Several of Biden's Executive Orders on Health Orders restoring WHO membership, aiding reproductive health access likely on the chopping block Nov 08, 2024
Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits CMS, which runs the Medicare program, disagrees Nov 08, 2024
Your Patient Is in Pain. Hear Their Cry. Systemic injustices drive us to view some patients as more believable than others Nov 08, 2024
In Vermont, Where Almost Everyone Has Insurance, Many Can't Find or Afford Care Vermonters pay the highest prices nationwide for individual health coverage Nov 07, 2024
Now Is Not the Time to Undo Adolescent Vaccination Policies Rolling back the meningococcal vaccine recommendation would have far-reaching consequences Nov 07, 2024
What Happens to Medicare Price Negotiations Under Trump? Is price negotiation in the next administration's crosshairs or is it "political suicide"? Nov 07, 2024
Ambulance Hit Cyclist, Then Billed $2K; Doc Accused of Stealing From Helene Victims A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts Nov 07, 2024
