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Chronically-ill patients boost doctors' workload
Bill Doskoch http://www.ctv.ca
Can we barter a way through shortage of volunteer doctors?
The Bay City Times http://blog.mlive.com
CAMC's insurer files federal suit over $25 million verdict
By Audrey Holsclaw -Kanawha Bureau http://www.wvrecord.com CHARLESTON — Charleston Area Medical Center and its insurers have been named in a lawsuit following a recent $25 million verdict against the hospital. On Feb. 7, a Kanawha County jury returned a verdict of $5 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in punitive damages against CAMC in […]
Insurers expand use of doctor rankings
By Jeffrey Krasner Health plans that rate doctors individually are spreading beyond the state’s Group Insurance Commission, despite the Massachusetts Medical Society’s opposition to the ranking systems. Tufts Health Plan, the third-largest health insurer in Massachusetts, says it will expand its health plan that features doctor rankings, called Navigator. And Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the […]
Hospitals want involved patients
By Judith Graham http://www.chicagotribune.com
Patient Web sites used for news, support in crisis
By STEPHANIE NANO http://news.yahoo.com
Illinois Medicaid paid physicians too slowly, state audit says
By Doug Trapp http://www.ama-assn.org
Medical testing board to introduce doctor of nursing certification
By Myrle Croasdale http://www.ama-assn.org
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