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AMA endorsement brings swift response

March 19, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
This is reason enough to drop out of the AMA if you belong, or refuse to join if you don't. How can an organization representing such a small percentage of physicians attempt to speak for the majority of physicians who are against this bill? FULL STORY »

Cost estimates can be based on flawed ideas

March 19, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
The Congressional Budget Office can only work with the data that are given to them. They can't say, “Wait a minute, your premise is flawed because...” FULL STORY »

It was a nice run but times have changed

March 18, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
We the physicians are like the unions representing the steelworkers of the '60s, and the auto workers of the '80s, blind to the fiscal realities of the business that we are in. FULL STORY »

Other makers also face heparin challenges

March 17, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
Though your article mentioned only Baxter, in actuality nearly all manufacturers of heparin have faced challenges implementing the new standards and the new test method, as evidenced by the multiple companies listed on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's drug shortage list. FULL STORY »

First, prove that reform plan will work

March 17, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
Before we add 40 million more to the insurance rolls through the president's plan—and add another trillion dollars of debt to this country—show us the proof. FULL STORY »

Insurers put squeeze on ASCs

March 15, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
We are concerned about the future of the CMS, but I project the insurance companies will be the ones putting us out of business first. What a shame since ASCs have proven themselves over and over to provide patients with high-quality, convenient and less-expensive options for surgery. FULL STORY »

Reform proposal could be job killer

March 12, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
When examined through the lens of a jobs bill, the current healthcare proposal can only be viewed as an impediment to job creation, at best, or a job killer, at worst. FULL STORY »

Physician assistants can do a lot for patients

March 11, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
Most of the problems for which patients present to healthcare professionals do not need a “Moses who can part the Red Sea.” FULL STORY »

Obama should push jobs, too

March 10, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
The president needs to be aggressively pushing a jobs bill along with healthcare. This country is smart enough to tackle both difficult issues at once. Besides, there is some synergy working on jobs and healthcare at the same time. FULL STORY »

Rules impede delivery of care

March 09, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
The federal regulations currently in place that prohibit nurse practitioners from acting as primary-care providers when ordering home healthcare and hospice services prohibit us from delivering healthcare throughout the lifespan of our patients. FULL STORY »

A step in the right direction

March 08, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
Game-changing tax laws were passed via reconciliation under former administrations, so healthcare legislation is not a first. While not true reform, it could be a step in the right direction by curtailing insurance company greed and increasing coverage. Reform is an ongoing process. FULL STORY »

Congress has moral imperative to act

March 05, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
The American public expects its elected officials to ensure their safety and well-being. Now is the time to demonstrate this by having the moral courage to pass healthcare insurance reform. FULL STORY »

Reconciliation plans spur mixed response

March 04, 2010 | Basic Web Registration
So, we are going to pass the most comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system in more than 40 years, something that many have been trying to accomplish since well before that, and we are going to do it via a legislative loophole... FULL STORY »
 
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