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Many consumers find that doctors listed in their plan鈥檚 directories aren鈥檛 accepting new patients, charge large concierge fees or may not even be in the network. Regulators don鈥檛 check.
The federal agency took 14 months to warn the public about the potential for infections. Officials say they acted as fast as they could.
Three lobbyists for every member of Congress in a push to pass a bill that increases research funding and speeds up approvals.
The legislation would give federal officials more flexibility in evaluating the effectiveness and safety of drugs and devices and add billions of dollars to NIH funding. But critics say it could endanger patients鈥 safety and doesn鈥檛 do enough to stop spiraling drug prices.
The effect of 鈥渞epeal and replace鈥 could have greatest consequences for hospitals. They accepted lower federal funding under the law because their uncompensated care was expected to fall as more people became insured.
While hundreds of his former patients submit claims for restitution, a Detroit cancer doctor convicted of making millions by purposefully poisoning them with drugs they didn鈥檛 need vows to prove his innocence.
The results suggest that retail clinics may not provide a solution for reducing unnecessary emergency department visits, researchers say.
Federal officials have released final regulations for the new program, which will reward physicians for providing high quality, efficient care.
The 鈥渞eps,鈥 who are there to answer any technical questions that arise during surgery, also often cultivate close relationships with the doctors, leading to questions about how much influence they wield.
People treated in the 1990s report worse health problems later in life than those treated in the two previous decades.
Why an obscure revenue raiser for the Affordable Care Act has found its way into a number of congressional campaign ads.
The FDA鈥檚 drug-approval team is short more than 700 people and losing skilled staff members to the drug industry.
Insurers charge that hospitals and other health providers are using third-party groups to help some low-income patients buy marketplace plans, which bring higher reimbursement rates.
The agency found several prominent facilities had not followed rules on reporting incidents in which patients were harmed.
New workplace health rules in California would go beyond existing safety standards by requiring private health care facilities to develop specific plans to mitigate risks of violence against workers.
A survey of experienced physicians offer interns and residents suggestions about how to handle patients who are prejudiced.
Majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents support making sure high-cost drugs for chronic conditions are affordable.
WikiLeaks documents show a cautious speaker who tried to avoid compromises on policy.
Rhode Island installed coaches in all of the state鈥檚 hospital emergency rooms and others are following its lead.
The federal government's first in-depth review reveals errors such as wrong addresses and incorrect phone numbers riddle many directories used by Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.聽
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