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Reactions to the passage of health care reform: American Medical Association: Dr. J. James Rohack, president “Historic passage of health system reform by the U.S. ...
Read More »Health Reform is Here: "This is what change looks like."
After a year of contentious debate, Congress has finally passed the health care reform bill, which provides coverage to 32 million currently uninsured Americans and ...
Read More »AMA Supports House Passage Of Health System Reform
After careful review and consideration, the American Medical Association (AMA) today announced its qualified support for the current health reform bill as a step toward ...
Read More »Health Reform on the Horizon; Not much new for docs
After more than a year of debate, it looks like there may be new health reform legislation after Sunday’s House vote on the reconciliation bill. ...
Read More »Study: Neither Docs nor patients talking enough about obesity
Primary care physicians agree they have a role in addressing obesity, but say they do not have the right weight management resources. Obese or heavier ...
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Great news for the readers of PhysiciansNews.com…..We’ve been named one of the best health related news feeds. Nursingschools.net has released its top 100 list of ...
Read More »AMA: Proposed criteria for meaningful use makes it too difficult for physicians to successfully participate
Today, the American Medical Association (AMA) and 95 state and specialty medical societies submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ...
Read More »Obama Hits the Road for Health Reform; Calls for Immediate Vote by Congress
Glenside, PA — President Obama came to suburban Philadelphia Monday to rally for healthcare reform. In a speech designed to fire up the crowd of ...
Read More »Physicians Most Trusted to Fix Healthcare
Given a choice, Americans would place their trust in physicians to reform health care. The results of a Gallup poll were released today in which ...
Read More »New Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines: Let the Patient Decide
The American Cancer Society has revised its recommendations regarding prostate cancer screening. The new guidelines call for the patient to make an informed decision on ...
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