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Oregon releases benchmark report on Medicaid reform

The Oregon Health Authority released its benchmark-setting report tracking the progress of the state's Medicaid transformation program, which is projected to save $11 billion over the next 10 years....

I'm Not a Doctor: Physician Affairs Blog

by Andis Robeznieks

I'm Not a Doctor: Physician Affairs Blog – AMA membership, doc population offer study in contrasts

Critics of the American Medical Association argue that the organization's ranks have shrunk to the point where it can no longer claim to be the voice...

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Celebrity impact

Jaimy Lee | May 18, 2013
Celebrities drive average Americans to want what they have. That powerful impulse can even influence grave healthcare decisions and could prove...
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Psychiatric evolution

Andis Robeznieks | May 11, 2013
Former President Bill Clinton may be the headliner at the May 18-22 American Psychiatric Association convention in San Francisco, but the release of...
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Pushing for payment

Jaimy Lee | May 11, 2013
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'High-stakes' decision

May 11, 2013
The next time whistle-blower attorney Joel Androphy sits down for a settlement conference with hospital lawyers, he'll have a potent new tool in his...
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