A study by Harvard University physicians in the November issue of Archives of Surgery found that uninsured patients suffering from traumatic injuries — such as from car crashes or gunshot wounds — were almost two times as likely to die…
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The Center for Studying Health System Change 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey, which surveyed physicians on a number of dimensions, from basic physician demographic information, practice organization and career satisfaction to insurance acceptance, compensation arrangements and charity care provision, has…
Keystone Mercy Health Plan, the largest Medicaid HMO in the Philadelphia region, could end its relationship with Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pa., if the hospital doesn't agree to accept lower payments, according to a report in the Philadelphia…
AAOS President Joseph Zuckerman, MD, says he has told AMA executives that he is unhappy with the organization's endorsement last month of the U.S. House's healthcare reform bill.
A new physicians group that opposes a government-run healthcare plan has issued results of a nationwide poll it conducted, finding that 70 percent of specialty doctors oppose current health-care reform proposals, according to a release from the group, the American…
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Physicians commenting online about the current health reform legislation say it does not address several key causes of healthcare inflation, such as malpractice pay-outs, billing procedures and emphasis on preventive medicine, according to Sermo, a Web site exclusively for physicians…
Physician-owned and –operated hospitals were consistently ranked among the best in the country, according to a recent Consumer Reports survey, but are still under increased scrutiny in the healthcare reform debate by some members of Congress, according to a news…
A recent study reported that Massachusetts continued to see gains in the share of residents who reported having a steady source of healthcare coverage in 2008, its second year of near-universal coverage, but also saw growing numbers of patients saying…
A study published in The Archives of Internal Medicine demonstrated that gifts such as coffee mugs and pens can influence a physician's attitude toward certain medications, according to a report in the New York Times.
In a three-page letter delivered to Pres. Obama, 25 national healthcare, civil rights and legal organizations urged the president to address growing health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities.