AMA SUES, SAYING SHALALA UNDERPAID DOCTORS
The American Medical Association is suing a Clinton administration Cabinet member for allegedly cheating doctors out of about $3 billion by employing what it says was a flawed Medicare reimbursement...
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MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER IN THE WORKS
In an effort to bring the latest scientific medical research closer to hospital patient bedsides, Northwestern University and an Evanston-based provider of medical services Tuesday announced plans to build a...
HEALTH-CARE BREAKTHROUGH–PRICE INFORMATION CONSUMERS CAN USE
Just in time for Christmas, Illinois shoppers are getting more comprehensive price information from the state about medical services at hospitals. Whether it be a $4,752 outpatient knee arthroscopy or...
SOME MANAGED-CARE DOCTORS ALREADY HAD FINAL SAY ON PROCEDURES
Rival health maintenance organizations in Illinois are wondering whether UnitedHealth Group's policy to give physicians the final say on medical treatment is really all that unusual. In a move widely...
REGULATORS IMPRESSED BY RICHNESS OF SHRINERS’ EFFORT
The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board doesn't take kindly to hospitals hoarding cash, especially when providers of medical care often complain about being financially squeezed. So when Shriners Hospitals for...
NORTH SUBURBAN PEDIATRICS WILL JUST SAY NO TO HMO PLANS
The low co-payment that health maintenance organizations offer for a routine office visit may be a popular bargain for patients, but it's no longer a good sell for some pediatricians...
IN DENIALS, FORMER AMA CHAIRMAN SEES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
The push by lawmakers to mandate rights for medical patients may help Dr. Raymond Scalettar deliver a new health-care business. Most patients' rights proposals require insurers to let their health-plan...
ABBOTT BREAKS WITH TRADITION TO FILL POSITION
Historically insular Abbott Laboratories will be getting help from an outsider for its regulatory dealings with the Food and Drug Administration. When regulatory specialist Michael Beatrice becomes part of Abbott's...
COMPANY CRISIS?
On Wednesday, Philip Morris Cos. conceded that tobacco isn't safe after decades of contesting the health risks of smoking. On Tuesday, CNA Financial Corp. acknowledged it knew about a cracked...
THE DOCTOR-OWNER IDEA IS UNDER OBSERVATION
Like good scientists, staff physicians at Grant Hospital are awaiting the test results of other Chicago-area doctors' trials with hospital investments before experimenting with their own funds. Grant physicians, who...