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Best and worst paid doctors: Survey

More and more U.S. doctors are regretting their career choices. According to an annual survey of physician pay called Physician Compensation Survey from Medscape/WebMD this is in spite of the hefty amounts that they make each year. However the survey reveals that some specialities may earn more than others.

29 Apr 2012

Research roundup: Practice guidelines may not stop defensive medicine; English language ability tied to hospital readmission rates

The Value of Clinical Practice Guidelines As Malpractice "Safe Harbors" -- Overspending on health care has frequently been attributed to doctors practicing defensive medicine -- ordering extra tests, for example -- so that they avoid malpractice lawsuits. The authors of this brief write that while some have said clinical guidelines "should give caregivers a liability 'safe harbor,' shielding them from any malpractice claim for failing to provide services not included in the guideline."

27 Apr 2012

Rumors, politics swirl around Supreme Court's much-anticipated health law decision

The Supreme Court this week completed the current term's last oral arguments, and now begins a waiting game for what might be its most anticipated decision in years -- the constitutionality of the health law.

27 Apr 2012

U.S. government made 'strong progress' in fight against world hunger, but much remains to be done, report says

According to the 2012 Progress Report on U.S. Leadership in Global Agricultural Development (.pdf), released by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on Thursday, "[t]he U.S. government risks losing the gains it has made in fighting world hunger unless it maintains its effort of the last three years in improving global agricultural practices and food security," Reuters reports.

27 Apr 2012

Global Fund Deputy GM says organization 'not in crisis' at roundtable discussion

"Although coming off a rocky year in 2011, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is 'not in crisis,'" Inter Press Service reports, referring to comments made by the organization's deputy general manager, Debrework Zewdie, at a roundtable hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday. Zewdie noted the resumption of commitments to the fund from bilateral donors, despite the international economic crisis and last year's allegations of mismanagement, the news service adds.

27 Apr 2012

Melinda Gates discusses inclusion of contraception in global health agenda

In this post in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog, Melinda gates, co-chair of the foundation, discusses including contraception on the global health agenda.

27 Apr 2012

Binge drinking may slow recovery and increase medical costs for survivors of burn injuries

A Loyola University Medical Center study has found that binge drinking may slow recovery and increase medical costs for survivors of burn injuries. The study was presented during the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Burn Association in Seattle.

27 Apr 2012

Lack of awareness, cultural beliefs, transport challenges leading to high number of maternal deaths in Ethiopia, officials say

"A lack of awareness of the importance of skilled hospital deliveries in Ethiopia, cultural beliefs, and transport challenges in rural areas are causing a high number of deaths during childbirth," officials say, according to IRIN.

27 Apr 2012

Texas consumers top the medical-loss ratio rebate list -- receiving an estimated $186 million in insurer refunds

Media outlets from Texas, Minnesota, Florida, Connecticut and Georgia offer insights into what these rebates will mean on a more local level.

27 Apr 2012

Report: Rebates for those who bought their own insurance expected to average $127 per person

Millions of consumers and small businesses will receive an estimated $1.3 billion in rebates from their health plans this summer under a provision of the health care law that requires insurance companies to pay refunds if they don't spend a high enough percentage of premium dollars on health care costs, according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

27 Apr 2012

Public health prevention fund at center of partisan clash on student loans

House Republicans are eyeing the fund as a means to offset the costs of extending the current interest rates for student loans, but Democrats have other plans.

27 Apr 2012

Judge rejects trade groups' effort to stall Express Scripts-Medco deal

A U.S. district judge denied an effort by trade groups representing pharmacies and drugstore chains to halt Express Scripts' acquisition of Medco Health Solutions until their lawsuit to block the deal is reviewed.

27 Apr 2012

McKesson to settle Medicaid billing lawsuit

The Justice Department says the prescription drug distributor overcharged Medicaid.

27 Apr 2012

World must extend access to life-saving vaccines to all children

"For too long, there has been an unwritten rule that it can take 15 years or more before children in the poorest nations benefit from new life-saving vaccines in use in rich countries," Seth Berkley, CEO of the GAVI Alliance, writes in this post in the Independent's "Notebook" blog.

27 Apr 2012

Youth facing greater health risks today than in past; those in developing world face increasing challenges, Lancet series suggests

"Young people today face greater risks to their physical and mental health than generations past, new research has found, with adolescents in the developing world rapidly acquiring the unhealthy habits of their wealthier counterparts," the Financial Times reports.

27 Apr 2012

U.N. SG Ban commends India for working to improve public health

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday during travel to India met with Indian Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nazi Azad and "commend[ed] the country's progress on health," its "continued efforts towards achieving universal health coverage," and its "commitment to the Global Strategy on Women's and Children's Health," highlighting "its innovative programs in this area" and "the need to do more to promote the well-being of women and children," the U.N. News Centre reports.

27 Apr 2012

Healthcare News

Best and worst paid doctors: Survey

Research roundup: Practice guidelines may not stop defensive medicine; English language ability tied to hospital readmission rates

Rumors, politics swirl around Supreme Court's much-anticipated health law decision

U.S. government made 'strong progress' in fight against world hunger, but much remains to be done, report says

Global Fund Deputy GM says organization 'not in crisis' at roundtable discussion

Melinda Gates discusses inclusion of contraception in global health agenda

Binge drinking may slow recovery and increase medical costs for survivors of burn injuries

Lack of awareness, cultural beliefs, transport challenges leading to high number of maternal deaths in Ethiopia, officials say

Texas consumers top the medical-loss ratio rebate list -- receiving an estimated $186 million in insurer refunds

Report: Rebates for those who bought their own insurance expected to average $127 per person

Public health prevention fund at center of partisan clash on student loans

Judge rejects trade groups' effort to stall Express Scripts-Medco deal

McKesson to settle Medicaid billing lawsuit

World must extend access to life-saving vaccines to all children

Youth facing greater health risks today than in past; those in developing world face increasing challenges, Lancet series suggests

U.N. SG Ban commends India for working to improve public health

Opinion pieces examine malaria fight in recognition of World Malaria Day

Viewpoints: Minn. missteps with Medicaid are object lesson; 'Defensive' medicine: Red herring or key to health costs?

Minn. Gov. vetoes anti-abortion bill; Calif. bill stalls

Political cartoon: 'Supersize It?'

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