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September 3, 2010

Is it good public policy to modify tax laws to encourage more lawsuits against physicians? That’s a question the American Medical Association raised this week in a letter to Treasury … Continued

August 27, 2010

Our country’s shortage of primary care physicians is going to be felt more acutely in the years to come, as a result of both health reform – which will bring … Continued

August 26, 2010

Earlier this month, we posted an item about the new Healthcare Leadership Council initiative, the National Dialogue for Healthcare Innovation (NDHI).  We’re going to be bringing together leaders from healthcare, … Continued

August 24, 2010

Consumer Reports made some small waves today by releasing its own survey concerning prescription medications and the influence the pharmaceutical industry has over physicians.  According to Consumer Reports, a whopping … Continued

August 17, 2010

In defending the medical liability status quo, trial attorneys’ associations frequently argue that, instead of tort reform, the medical professions need to do a better job of policing their comparably … Continued

August 13, 2010

We should be concerned about a report this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), which presents a picture of increased crowding in the nation’s hospital emergency … Continued

August 10, 2010

The predominant headlines emerging from the release last week of the Medicare trustees report was that the longevity of the Medicare program has been ostensibly increased as a result of … Continued

August 5, 2010

This summer, the Council for American Medical Innovation, a group headed by former Democratic Congressman Dick Gephardt, issued a report that raised concerns.  The report said that, while the United … Continued

August 3, 2010

Over the last 48 hours, there have been some interesting developments in the ongoing struggle to affect the implementation of the new health reform law. •      In Virginia, a federal … Continued

July 30, 2010

Some ideas on Capitol Hill make so much sense that you can’t help but wonder why they haven’t become law already. But, then again, tort reform has proven many times … Continued