Policy

The planned revival of a policy dating to Ronald Reagan’s presidency may finally present a way for President Donald Trump to fulfill his campaign promise ...

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision to uphold a “physician gag law” in Florida violates the First Amendment rights of pediatricians and threatens their ability to counsel ...

By Scot Chadwick During the week of October 14-18, the Pennsylvania state House Health Committee is scheduled to consider House Bill 1649. This bill would allow the ...

Dear Speaker Boehner, Representative Pelosi, Senator Reid and Senator McConnell: Congress has reached a critical stage in its stewardship of the American economy and federal ...

By Jordan Rau Star wars may be coming to a hospital near you. Medicare is considering assigning stars or some other easily understood symbol to ...

Neurological surgeon David McKalip M.D., a Florida delegate to the American Medical Association (AMA), this week lead the effort to ensure the AMA would stand strongly in ...

The U.S. Supreme Court today unanimously invalidated patents on two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in response to a lawsuit filed by ...

By Ankita Rao For the first time, the government will make information about financial relationships between doctors, teaching hospitals and drug manufacturers publicly available. To comply with ...

By Jordan Rau Doctor-owned hospitals are earning many of the largest bonuses from the federal health law’s new quality programs, even as the law halts ...

By Alan Lyndon In his State of the Union Address in January, President Obama said, “Now is the time to reach a level of research ...