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Physicians react: Should docs lose their licenses for spreading false COVID information?
State licensing boards have mostly refused to discipline these doctors for making false and/or misleading claims.
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As pandemic regs expire, states get tougher on telehealth: report
Among the restrictions that have been reinstated in some states are those barring requirements for insurers to cover telehealth.
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Medicaid implements waivers for some clinical trial coverage
This year, the CMS will help implement a mandate for Medicaid coverage of costs associated with clinical trial participation, a move expected to...
Shrink Rap News
The mess that is matching in psychiatry
“Since 2014, the number of applicants to psychiatry residencies has nearly doubled,” said Dr. Dinah Miller.
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Pill mill psychiatrist gets prison; must forfeit cash, luxury cars
Even though the undercover patients pretended to have signs of drug abuse, Dr. Abraham still prescribed oxycodone on each visit without any...
FDA/CDC
Califf plans work on opioids, accelerated approvals on return to FDA
In emphasizing the need for continued efforts to address risks of painkillers, Biden’s FDA nominee cites his relatives’ experience in getting 30-...
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More Americans skipping medical care because of cost, survey says
Even some of the country's highest-income households appear to be struggling with health care costs.
Commentary
Physician gender pay gap isn’t news; health inequity is rampant
Making compensation formulas gender-blind is an important step – but it is only the first step, not the last.
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12 state boards have disciplined docs for COVID misinformation
“The staggering number of state medical boards that have seen an increase in COVID-19 disinformation complaints is a sign of how widespread the...
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AMA, hospital group sue federal government over surprise billing law
The rule’s approach to surprise billing would “all but ensure that hospitals, physicians, and other providers will routinely be undercompensated...
Commentary
Spam filter failure: Selling physician emails equals big $$
If this person is selling lists of email addresses of conference attendees, somebody within the conference structure must be providing them. How...