05.20.09
Health care leaders pledge $2 trillion in spending cuts
The AMA indicated it will push for medical liability reform for doctors in exchange for reducing health spending growth.Permalink Comments off
Focus turns to lessons learned from H1N1 scare
Physicians say their experience with the flu strain helped prepare them for the next outbreak.Permalink Comments off
Doctors prepare for ID theft rules
Organized medicine continues to challenge the "red flags" rules during the additional three months before enforcement starts.Permalink Comments off
2010 HHS budget looks to use Medicare savings for reform
The Obama administration also will look into removing physician-administered drugs from the calculation of the Medicare pay formula.Permalink Comments off
FDA pick answers lawmakers on tobacco regulation, flu
Dr. Hamburg, a former New York City health inspector, faced a largely friendly audience at a Senate confirmation hearing.Permalink Comments off