Recently on States
- » Brief: Court weighs constitutionality of state abortion ban - Dec. 31, 2012
- » Medicaid primary care pay to more than double in 6 states - Dec. 31, 2012
- » Doctor not liable for physician assistant's misconduct, court rules - Dec. 27, 2012
- » Only 18 states and D.C. will run insurance exchanges - Dec. 24, 2012
- » Physicians push for full Medicaid expansion after HHS all-or-nothing stance - Dec. 24, 2012
- » Tale of two insurance exchanges poses mystery for doctors - Dec. 17, 2012
- » The South responds to its surging HIV epidemic - Dec. 3, 2012
- » Ruling upholds role of medical liability screening panels - Dec. 3, 2012
- » Few states take up ACA basic health coverage option - Nov. 30, 2012
- » Geographic payment adjustments: Medicare's disputed borders - Nov. 26, 2012
- » Physician licenses become collateral damage of immigration law - Nov. 26, 2012
- » Health insurance exchanges emerge as red vs. blue - Nov. 26, 2012
- » Discussion: Organized medicine moves to block end run on prompt pay for physicians - Nov. 26, 2012
- » Cases highlight tension between records requests and privacy protections - Nov. 19, 2012
- » Column: Doctors appeal rulings that diminish error reporting protections - Nov. 19, 2012
- » State eyes one family, one card health coverage - Nov. 19, 2012
- » Doctors in shortage state cite consequences of Medicaid expansion - Nov. 9, 2012
- » Doctors join legal battle against change in medical marijuana policy - Nov. 5, 2012
- » Medicaid pay turnabout: More states boosting rates - Nov. 5, 2012
- » State’s flu-shot mandate for health workers 1st of its kind in nation - Nov. 2, 2012
- » More than half of hospitals don’t screen all ICU patients for MRSA - Oct. 31, 2012
- » Medical liability payouts for surgeries vary widely by state - Oct. 29, 2012
- » Study details economic benefits of state Medicaid expansion - Oct. 29, 2012
- » Medical societies join to fight insurer prompt-pay lawsuit - Oct. 29, 2012
- » How 4 states are fighting obesity - Oct. 29, 2012
- » Discussion: Advertising the truth about who’s a physician - Oct. 29, 2012
- » Liability premium relief good for doctors, unsettling for insurers - Oct. 22, 2012
- » Court ends long battle by upholding state liability cap - Oct. 19, 2012
- » Exam room disclosure: Nonphysicians must be clearly ID’d, states say - Oct. 15, 2012
- » Doctors appeal ruling dismissing certificate-of-need challenge - Oct. 15, 2012
- » Small-group plans driving insurance exchange benchmarks - Oct. 15, 2012
- » Medicaid's high marks on preventive care contrary to its stingy image - Oct. 8, 2012
- » Third parties can’t sue doctors when injured by patients, says state high court - Oct. 8, 2012
- » High court to determine states’ take of medical liability awards - Oct. 8, 2012
- » Insurers begin using standardized consumer guides - Oct. 5, 2012
- » Doctors sue over balance-billing ban for natural disasters - Oct. 1, 2012
- » States probe HHS on partial Medicaid expansion options - Oct. 1, 2012
- » Appeals court upholds often-cited medical liability damages cap - Sept. 24, 2012
- » Patients have no constitutional rights to medical marijuana, state court rules - Sept. 24, 2012
- » Stakeholders seek regulatory direction on insurance exchanges - Sept. 21, 2012
- » Medical licensure: State lines pose daunting barriers - Sept. 17, 2012
- » Tax breaks do little to encourage living organ donations - Sept. 17, 2012
- » Column: Knowing e-discovery rules saves doctors time and money - Sept. 17, 2012
- » Medicaid expansion could come at a big cost to states - Sept. 17, 2012
- » Emergency doctors say study overestimates avoidable ED visits - Sept. 17, 2012
- » Pilot programs look to increase use of prescription drug monitoring databases - Sept. 12, 2012
- » Court refuses to decide constitutionality of state damages cap - Sept. 10, 2012
- » Medical vaccine exemptions for children not always justified - Sept. 10, 2012
- » Pediatricians call for uniformity on kids’ essential benefits - Sept. 10, 2012
- » Physician whistle-blowers can sue hospitals without delay, appeals court rules - Sept. 3, 2012
- » Patient safety law protects some documents in court case - Aug. 29, 2012
- » Panel warns against possible ACA loopholes - Aug. 28, 2012
- » Health insurance exchanges: The big unknowns - Aug. 27, 2012
- » Doctors fight "gag orders" over fracking chemicals - Aug. 27, 2012
- » Physicians resist states’ interference in practice of medicine - Aug. 27, 2012
- » State medical society reports improvements in access to care - Aug. 24, 2012
- » Uninsured Medicaid eligibles will vary in age and race - Aug. 23, 2012
- » Court blocks expansion of abortion ban - Aug. 20, 2012
- » Small practices may be least able to take new Medicaid patients - Aug. 20, 2012
- » Medical liability: Court strikes down noneconomic damages cap - Aug. 13, 2012
- » Pioneering health reform state enacts cost controls - Aug. 13, 2012
- » E-prescribing up, but progress by states is uneven - Aug. 13, 2012
- » Hepatitis C outbreak raises public health concerns in 8 states - Aug. 10, 2012
- » Most hospital adverse events not reported to state systems - Aug. 8, 2012
- » Court rules nurse anesthetists don't need physician supervision - Aug. 6, 2012
- » IOM wants map redrawn on Medicare doctor pay - Aug. 6, 2012
- » 6 million projected to be shut out by states rejecting Medicaid expansion - Aug. 6, 2012
- » Doctors key players in NFL concussion litigation - July 30, 2012
- » Acquisition may be first wave of Medicaid managed care consolidations - July 30, 2012
- » Insurer is ordered to stop asking physicians to pay back old claims - July 26, 2012
- » States eye leveraging health reform ruling to cut Medicaid eligibility - July 23, 2012
- » High Medicaid population state reports record low access - July 19, 2012
- » Push for “death with dignity” in Massachusetts picks up steam - July 16, 2012
- » After ACA ruling, HHS moves ahead with insurance exchanges - July 6, 2012
- » Distributors subject to federal prosecution despite state law - July 5, 2012
- » Are ACOs the answer for Medicaid? - July 2, 2012
- » News Greater range of Medicaid finance options wins support - July 2, 2012
- » Expert witness need not have same specialty as doctor defendant - July 2, 2012
- » What's next for physicians after Affordable Care Act ruling - June 29, 2012
- » Affordable Care Act upheld - June 28, 2012
- » More states make doctors consult databases before prescribing - June 28, 2012
- » Physicians sue over long-standing certificate-of-need mandate - June 25, 2012
- » States still targeting Medicaid pay to contain costs - June 25, 2012
- » Managed care organizations look for ways to rein in Medicaid medical costs - June 25, 2012
- » Physician-sponsored health plan gets startup federal loan - June 21, 2012
- » Charges over state Medicaid rate cuts prompt federal inquiry - June 18, 2012
- » Massachusetts health reforms haven’t worsened economy, report says - June 15, 2012
- » Cigarette tax helps Illinois physicians avoid Medicaid pay cuts; other cuts deep - June 11, 2012
- » Cause of negligence not necessary for liability suit to proceed - June 11, 2012
- » Early “sunshine” laws show little effect on prescribing - June 11, 2012
- » Arizona patients sue state over Medicaid co-pays - June 11, 2012
- » Indoor smoking ban upheld by state high court - June 4, 2012
- » Medical boards get more tools to investigate physicians - June 4, 2012
- » Primary care doctors credited with helping patients prevent injuries - June 4, 2012
- » Federal disability law does not cover medical marijuana patients - June 4, 2012
- » Challenges to peer review confidentiality rising - May 28, 2012
- » Kansas doctors not required to provide drugs that could end pregnancy - May 28, 2012
- » Health exchanges’ futures remain in doubt despite new grants - May 28, 2012
- » 3 ways doctors can take on insurers - May 21, 2012
- » Teen immunization rates improve with middle school vaccine mandates - May 18, 2012
- » Court blocks elimination of funding for Texas Planned Parenthood clinics - May 14, 2012
- » Missouri high court upholds damages cap, but another challenge remains - May 11, 2012
- » Massachusetts Legislature starts moving on payment reforms - May 11, 2012
- » State abortion laws place unprecedented limits, requirements on doctors - April 27, 2012
- » Regulatory compliance alone not protecting practices against data breaches - April 26, 2012
- » Virginia law promotes team-based care by doctors and nurse practitioners - April 23, 2012
- » Connected Coverage: A focus on the costliest patients - April 23, 2012
- » 5 Hawaii doctors offer assisted suicide to terminally ill patients - April 17, 2012
- » Doctor-supported ED access plan gains ground in Washington state - April 16, 2012
- » Pennsylvania not obligated to transfer funds to liability account, court rules - April 16, 2012
- » Civil liberties group criticizes health information exchanges over privacy - April 10, 2012
- » California, Vermont consider tougher vaccine-exemption rules - April 9, 2012
- » Oklahoma judge rules pre-abortion sonogram law unconstitutional - April 9, 2012
- » Resistance builds to managed care for dual eligibles - April 9, 2012
- » Washington state suspends Medicaid emergency department limits - April 6, 2012
- » House Republican budget seeks to slow Medicare, slash Medicaid - April 2, 2012
- » Health system reform: Abstract debate inside Supreme Court as protest signs dominate outside - April 2, 2012
- » Louisiana high court upholds medical liability damages cap - April 2, 2012
- » Only 14 states post hospital data on surgical site infections - April 2, 2012
- » Column: Relationships build organized medicine’s strength - April 2, 2012
- » HHS says insurance rate reviews are working - March 30, 2012
- » New York seeks physician help with out-of-network confusion - March 27, 2012
- » Column: Screening panels in medical liability cases under scrutiny - March 26, 2012
- » Nevada court strikes down medical marijuana law - March 26, 2012
- » Final insurance exchange rule prompts concerns about out-of-network care - March 26, 2012
- » Health reform heads for legal showdown - March 23, 2012
- » Family physician who supported assisted suicide dies with doctor’s aid - March 23, 2012
- » WellPoint loses Maine court bid to protect profit margin - March 21, 2012
- » States target chronic disease to trim health care costs - March 19, 2012
- » Doctors can be sued for third-party injuries - March 19, 2012
- » Column: Should your medical practice use a credit report in hiring? - March 19, 2012
- » Southern states fare worst in well-being survey - March 12, 2012
- » HHS seeks balance in health reform mandates - March 12, 2012
- » Alabama doctors can be sued for death of unborn, pre-viable child - March 12, 2012
- » Legal risks of going paperless - March 5, 2012
- » Supreme Court keeps California Medicaid pay cut lawsuit alive - March 5, 2012
- » Discussion: Strike the right balance on essential health benefits - March 5, 2012
- » Vermont adjusts path toward universal coverage - March 2, 2012
- » Column: Family may use secret recording in medical negligence suit - Feb. 27, 2012
- » Illinois to start unsanctioned Medicaid anti-fraud efforts - Feb. 27, 2012
- » CMS denies Florida's bid to raise Medicaid cost-sharing - Feb. 24, 2012
- » Georgia high court strikes down assisted suicide law - Feb. 20, 2012
- » Washington state to restrict emergency Medicaid payments - Feb. 20, 2012
- » CMS rejects California Medicaid co-pays - Feb. 16, 2012
- » Hot-button issues drive state CME mandates - Feb. 13, 2012
- » Physician assistants can't do needle EMG tests, N.J. top court rules - Feb. 13, 2012
- » Medical marijuana distributors subject to federal prosecution despite state law - Feb. 13, 2012
- » Doctors zero in on benefit gaps allowed under health reform - Feb. 13, 2012
- » California tax hike could take pressure off Medicaid - Feb. 10, 2012
- » The limits of treating loved ones - Feb. 6, 2012
- » Arkansas court rejects expert witness provision in medical liability cases - Feb. 6, 2012
- » Column: It's fiscally irresponsible not to address liability reform - Feb. 6, 2012
- » Kansas Medicaid reform plan wins points with state's medical society - Feb. 3, 2012
- » Oregon requires concierge physicians to register with insurance department - Feb. 1, 2012
- » Anthem refuses to repay claims - Jan. 31, 2012
- » Column: Doctor can be sued for emotional distress despite lack of physical negligence - Jan. 30, 2012
- » Maryland envisions "enterprise zones" to attract physicians - Jan. 30, 2012
- » States ask Supreme Court to stop Medicaid expansion - Jan. 30, 2012
- » American Lung Assn. gives mixed reception to tobacco control efforts - Jan. 27, 2012
- » States maintain or ease access to Medicaid and CHIP - Jan. 27, 2012
- » Legal immigrants eligible for Massachusetts insurance plan - Jan. 23, 2012
- » Medicaid medical homes saved $1 billion in North Carolina - Jan. 23, 2012
- » Discussion: Doctors still face harsh medical liability realities - Jan. 23, 2012
- » States consider requiring physicians to use drug-monitoring databases - Jan. 23, 2012
- » Ohio governor proposes Medicaid shared savings - Jan. 20, 2012
- » California Blues will pay Los Angeles $2 million to settle rescission lawsuit - Jan. 18, 2012
- » Oklahoma nonphysicians can determine workers' comp cases - Jan. 16, 2012
- » Governors push reclassification of marijuana for medical use - Jan. 16, 2012
- » Connected Coverage: Possible side effects of health system reform - Jan. 16, 2012
- » Ohio high court: Expert witnesses required in cases alleging lack of informed consent - Jan. 11, 2012
- » South Carolina makes questionable bid for private health insurance exchange - Jan. 9, 2012
- » Connected Coverage: A look back at the big stories of 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012
- » Pennsylvania insurer and health system agree on patient access - Jan. 9, 2012
- » Maine faces $220 million Medicaid budget deficit - Jan. 6, 2012
- » Recession hitting nation's emergency preparedness abilities - Jan. 4, 2012
- » Handful of states promise physicians online access to advance directives - Jan. 3, 2012
- » Disaster medicine dilemmas examined - Jan. 2, 2012
- » Company withdraws contracts controlling online comments by patients - Jan. 2, 2012
- » Texas Medicaid managed care expansion approved - Jan. 2, 2012
- » Appeals court to rehear South Dakota law promoting abortion-suicide link - Jan. 2, 2012
- » Health reform after 2014: Not-so-universal coverage - Jan. 2, 2012
- » Discussion: Anti-tobacco funding gone up in smoke - Jan. 2, 2012