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Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) revealed their bipartisan proposal to save Medicare and reduce the debt. The Lieberman/Coburn proposal would delay reimbursement cuts for docs for ...

By Joseph M. Gorrell   The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners, often considered by New Jersey physicians as difficult and unreasonable, has adopted ...

By Lucia F. Bruno, J.D., LL.M., M.B.A. Urgent care medicine has emerged as one of the fastest growing specialties in the United States.  Many family ...

By Mary Agnes Carey and Marilyn Werber Serafini Kaiser Health News   Even before its official release, a new proposal to curb the overuse of ...

By Mark F. Seltzer, Esq. You are a physician who has been suffering from a medical condition, for which you have asked your Disability Insurance ...

By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Emergency departments are struggling to keep up with demand, serving a growing number of people at the same time ...

By Michael G. Calahan, PA, MBA No longer just a rumor, the switch-over from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM is now a sure deal and the established ...

Dr. Peter B. Bach, former senior adviser at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is the director of the Center for Health Policy and ...

By Michelle Andrews “That’s where the money is,” Willie Sutton famously quipped when asked why he robbed banks. There’s a similar rationale for employers who ...

By Howard Larkin Got kidney stones? There’s an app for that—and for just about every other clinical and administrative function. As mobile applications reshape health ...