medical ethics
publication date
CMO
After Outpatient Cosmetic Surgery, They Wound Up in the Hospital or Alone at a Recovery House
Dozens of medical malpractice cases filed over the past three years accuse cosmetic surgery chains of failing to provide adequate...
CMO
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others with Similar Cases.
The Utah plastic surgeon faced up to 35 years in prison if the jury found him guilty on charges that...
CMO
What to Know About the CDC's Baseless New Guidance on Autism
Kennedy has claimed ? falsely, scientists say ? that vaccine ingredients cause conditions like asthma and peanut allergies, in addition...
CMO
Once a Patient's in Custody, ICE Can Be at Hospital Bedsides — But Detainees Have Rights
Detained patients have rights and can try to advocate for themselves or seek legal recourse.
CMO
While Politicos Dispense Blame, These Doctors Aim to Take Shame Out of Medicine
Many clinicians and researchers argue that the intense crucible of medical training can amplify shame in future doctors.
Payer
Trump's HHS Orders State Medicaid Programs to Help Find Undocumented Immigrants
The push burdens states with duplicative verification checks and could lead people to lose coverage just for missing paperwork deadlines.
CMO
Many Fear Federal Loan Caps Will Deter Aspiring Doctors and Worsen MD Shortage
Critics warn the economic burden will steer many to lucrative specialties in more affluent, urban areas rather than lower-paying primary...
Payer
GOP Talking Point Holds ACA Is Haunted by 'Phantom' Enrollees, but the Devil's in the Data
The percentage of enrollments without any medical claims was 19% in 2021. That percentage jumped to 35% in 2024. Critics...
Payer
Private Medicare, Medicaid Plans Exaggerate In-Network Mental Health Options, Watchdogs Say
More than half (55%) of mental health professionals listed as in-network by Medicare Advantage plans were not providing such care.
Innovation
It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's a Chemtrail? New Conspiracy Theory Takes Wing at Kennedy's HHS
A fringe concept has spread among adherents of the MAHA movement and is gaining traction at the highest levels of...
Payer
RFK Jr. Misses Mark in Touting Rural Health Transformation Fund as Historic Infusion of Cash
'It's going to be the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health care in American history.' Robert F. Kennedy...
Revenue Cycle
Workers' Wages Siphoned to Pay Medical Bills, Despite Consumer Protections
45 states allow wage garnishment for unpaid medical bills.