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Getting bossy with doctors for cheaper treatment
Thursday, May 3, 2012
A new study finds financial incentives push doctors to offer pricier elective treatments. But CEOs can push back.
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A comparison-shopping site for health care
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Silicon Valley venture capitalists bet big on a startup that says it will let consumers compare prices for medical procedures. Those can be very tough numbers to come by.
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Panel recommends a second opinion on medical tests
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
A panel of doctors is recommending that physicians and patients think twice before performing several common medical tests.
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The effort to keep the small town doctor around
Friday, March 16, 2012
As more and more people move to urban areas, how do you keep doctors down on the farm?
New prescription for aspiring doctors
Monday, February 20, 2012
The Medical College Admission Test will require aspiring doctors to understand people as well as science.
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Can ignoring medical advice hurt your wallet?
Friday, March 23, 2012
Doctor and commentator John Schumann says it's a medical urban legend.
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WellPoint announces plan to boost doctor pay
Friday, January 27, 2012
The health insurer WellPoint today announced a plan to pay primary care doctors as much as 10 percent more, with the hope of reducing the overall cost of health care.
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Lipitor or Zyrtec? How a doctor's bad handwriting can change your prescription
Thursday, May 12, 2011
How does a prescription for Lipitor turn into one for Zyrtec? Or the diabetes drug Avandia get mistaken for the potentially deadly blood thin...
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