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AMA: Lack of Competition Among Health Insurers

CHICAGO—The vast majority of commercial health insurance markets in the United States are dominated by one or two health insurers, according to a newly updated analysis released by the American Medical Association. ...More

February 2, 2011

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Donating Kidney May Not Increase Long-Term Risk of Death

An analysis of outcomes for live kidney donors in the United States over a 15-year period finds they have similar long-term survival rates compared to healthy individuals who were not kidney donors, according to a study in the March 10 issue of JAMA. ...More

March 10, 2010

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Practice Management

Healthcare Providers Promise to Cut Costs by $2 Trillion

According to MarketWatch, major healthcare providers have pledged to try to cut costs by $2 trillion over the next decade. ...More

May 11, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

FTC Delays Red Flag Rule Enforcement

WASHINGTON—Physician practices now have until Aug. 1, 2009, to comply with the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Identity Theft Red Flags Rule. ...More

May 6, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation

‘Cherry Picking’ Patients Common in Dialysis Clinics

STANFORD, Calif.—“Cherry picking” is a common strategy used to attract healthier, better insured and more adherent dialysis patients to clinics, according to a study published online April 1 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. ...More

April 3, 2009

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MedPAC Recommends 1.1 Percent Physician Pay Increase

WASHINGTON—Congress' Medicare advisers will recommend that physicians receive a 1.1-percent pay increase in 2010 instead of the roughly 21-percent cut that is on tap. The recommendation will appear in the annual March report to lawmakers from the Medicare Payment Advisory ...More

February 9, 2009

Posted in News, Business, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

NFK opposes AMA's efforts to provide compensation for organ donation

The National Kidney Foundation has gone against the American Medical Association's efforts to lobby congress to permit compensation for organ donation. ...More

August 19, 2008

Posted in News, Business, Clinical & Pharma

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