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Family physicians endorse new advisory on teens’ constant use of tech and effects their brains, attitudes, and time with family and friends.

Recent developments drive price breaks for necessary substance.

Medical students, foreign-trained doctors who don’t match into residencies could be licensed to treat patients while gaining skills.

Physicians debate merits of face covers as virus becomes endemic in the population.

Lawmakers introduce bills to ‘guarantee health care as a fundamental human right to all people in the U.S.’

Patients say they want more time with providers and find it too difficult to get appointments.

Large verdicts are becoming more common, putting pressure on insurers to raise rates

Following some improvement, excess death rate returned to 1999 levels for Black men and 2005 levels for Black women

Health plans must continue providing free screenings pending court’s further consideration of case

Defendants face up to 20 years in prison, according to Department of Justice.

‘Nutrition for Precision Health’ seeks out how each body responds differently to food.

Knowing the details of how and where your service provider operates is vital to avoiding violations.

Physicians and regulators will have access to huge amounts of data. How will that help patients?

When it comes to documentation, all must play by the rules, regardless of AHIP’s stance

But contracts require close alignment between primary care and specialist providers to succeed

A former assistant U.S. attorney offers legal perspectives on federal and state regulations and compliance.

Main drugs used to combat addiction are given less often to patients who are Black than those who are Hispanic or white

Here’s what to know, according to the federal health agency.

AMA study examines legal risk varies by several factors, with short-term risk down in 2022.

Many states have adopted similar legislation mandating clinician involvement in preparing patients for hospital discharge

Latest Consumer Price Index report out as White House, Congressional Republicans wrangle over national debt ceiling.

Ability to write prescription without in-person visit extended to November

AHA, AAMC, others weigh in on federal case that affects services free for patients.

Applied properly, ADI can be used to better understand markets and patient populations.

Providers need to alert patients of requirement for in-person visit to renew prescriptions for Schedule II-IV drugs

Health care workers, patients deserve spaces free from gun violence.

Lawmakers and advocates are showing interest in reducing Medicare reimbursements for some services at hospital outpatient departments. Hospitals contend the cuts would reduce services for patients.

Physicians need to conduct a careful analysis of multiple factors before considering an acquisition by a health system or other buyer.

Effective treatment requires coordinating primary, behavioral health care

Goal is to encourage doctors to talk with patients about firearms safety and preventing gun-related deaths and injuries