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 ...
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By Brad Broker “The federal government should repeal the ban on marijuana.” That’s the official opinion of The New York Times, which published on Sunday ...
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By Phil Galewitz About 10.3 million Americans gained health coverage this year, primarily as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to a study by the ...
Read More »Brief Consumer Guide To Health Law Court Decisions
By Mary Agnes Carey On Tuesday two U.S. appeals courts issued conflicting rulings on a subject that’s important to millions of people: the availability of subsidies to help ...
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By Roni Caryn Rabin Many specialists are balking at what they say are onerous new rules to get recertified, warning the demands will force some physicians ...
Read More »Doctors Should Have Formal Education On Human Trafficking
By Brad Broker Prostitution, starvation, forced labor, physical abuse — these are the symptoms and effects of human trafficking. And who are most likely to ...
Read More »Half Of All Texas Abortion Clinics Close Due To State Law
By Carrie Feibel, KUHF In just over the past year, the number of abortion clinics in Texas fell from 41 to 20, and watchdogs say ...
Read More »Needs of Vets Should Determine Where They Get Care
By Mary Agnes Carey On Capitol Hill, lawmakers resume work this week to resolve differences over legislation aimed at alleviating long wait times for medical care at the ...
Read More »Will Health Reform Bring New Role, Respect To Primary Care Physicians?
By Jay Hancock A few years ago it struck the D.C. region’s biggest medical insurer that the doctors who saw its members most often and knew ...
Read More »Proposal To Offer Skimpy, “Copper” Health Insurance Plans
By Michelle Andrews If you offer it, will they come? Insurers and some U.S. senators have proposed offering cheaper, skimpier “copper” plans on the health insurance ...
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