Senators split on plans to avert pay cuts
The sponsors of two Medicare bills differ over how to fund the six-month rate freeze and a physician payment increase for next year.
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June 19, 2008
Most in Massachusetts met individual insurance mandate
Only 2.5% of tax filers paid a penalty for not having health insurance. But a physician shortage could pose problems for the reform program.
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Texas IPA’s contract talks are price-fixing, appeals court rules
Physicians say the limited analysis by the court and the FTC does not allow them to show the pro-competitive effects of their joint activities.
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Therapeutic thought (book excerpt: The Cure Within)
Harvard professor Anne Harrington, PhD, explores the mind-body connection in The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine.
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Medical schools on target to reach enrollment goals
But with the growth in residency slots lagging behind, the United States will be short 70,000 physicians by 2025.
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