http://www.tennessean.com BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is taking another shot at easing doctors’ concerns about a tool to allow its members to compare quality and costs of care. Starting Tuesday, doctors have 45 days to review their profiles and update information on their medical claims, which underpins the rating system. The state’s largest health insurer, based […]

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http://www.businesswire.com CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The pending vote by Congress to roll back Medicare payments to physicians will likely leave many patients with diminished access to physicians according to discussions that more than 70,000 American physicians are currently having on Sermo (http://www.sermo.com/). The most comprehensive survey of the practicing physician community is underway on Sermo, and in […]

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By Eleanor Black Watkin http://www.washingtonpost.com AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND — Being a cautious man, Eugene Horn of Willamina, Ore., did his research when it became apparent that he needed both knees replaced. Years of football had taken their toll, and a fall through rotten flooring while demolishing a house capped it. His knees were shot. Horn […]

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http://www.washingtonpost.com TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) — Chemotherapy patients have not lost access to care despite federal legislation that has reduced reimbursements to their doctors in recent years, a new report finds. Critics feared the passing of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 would make treatment more difficult, but investigators from the Duke Clinical Research […]