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Cone Health Ends Its Hospital at Home Program Even as Medicare Waiver Runs Through 2030, Raising Sustainability Questions

Cone Health is ending its hospital-at-home program despite a Medicare waiver through 2030. See what it means for patients and why programs struggle.

Medical Daily · 15h ago

HHS Gives AMA, Pediatricians and Four Other Groups 10 Business Days to State Positions on Youth Gender Care

HHS gave six medical groups, including the AMA and AAP, 10 business days to state their positions on gender care for minors. What families should know.

Medical Daily · 21h ago

Big Insurers Back a Shared Standard for Doctor Directories as Medicare Enrollees Still Face Ghost Network Errors

Major insurers, the AMA, and NCQA back a new standard for doctor directory data. Here is how to confirm a doctor takes your plan before you enroll.

Medical Daily · Oct 15

When PTO stands for 'pretend time off': Doctors struggle to take real breaks

What's a typical vacation activity for doctors? Work. A new study finds that most physicians do work on a typical day off. In this essay, a family doctor considers why that is and why it matters.

WEKU · May 4, 2024

Gun deaths drive historic spike in child mortality rates

After decades of steady improvement, the death rate of America’s children and teens shot up between 2019 and 2021 — and COVID-19 wasn’t the reason.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2023

Study: 1 in 4 parents misled others about their child’s COVID status earlier in the pandemic

CHICAGO — Roughly 1 in 4 American parents lied to or misled others about their child’s COVID-19 status at the height of the pandemic, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Network Open, a journal of the Chicago-based American Medical Association.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 7, 2023

Conservatives use abortion strategies in fight over transgender care

WASHINGTON — Republicans hoping to elevate conservative messaging about health care and services for transgender individuals have followed the same playbook that they used to advance anti-abortion legislation: starting in the states, focusing initially on minors.

Tribune News Service · Feb 19, 2023

Conservatives use abortion strategies in fight over trans care - Roll Call

As the fight over transgender health care heats up, conservatives are drawing from the same playbook they used to fight access to abortion.

Roll Call · Feb 16, 2023

Some states may allow nurses to do more without doctors

When COVID-19 hit the United States in 2020, state policymakers across the country jumped to expand access to health care. They temporarily allowed more telehealth, for example, and made it easier for medical providers to practice across state lines.

Tribune News Service · Jan 31, 2023

Healthy New Year’s resolutions: 10 tips from the AMA for realistic goals

The American Medical Association has recommendations for making health improvements in 2023 and beyond that it says are within your reach.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2023