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‘Can I survive without payments from insurers?’
“A client recently told me that if he couldn’t open a concierge practice, he might have to quit medicine. And he’s only 51.”
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U.S. Lawmakers urge Google to fix abortion searches that steer women to ‘fake clinics’
Some of the centers have been accused of giving women inaccurate information about their pregnancy, which can jeopardize their access to abortion...
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“How long, how long to sing this song?”
I thought about my patient’s suffering and the brutal injustice of fate. It feels like it’s everywhere lately.
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More Black mothers deliver by cesarean, not always by choice
Rates of cesarean deliveries are even higher among low-risk pregnancies in women of color than in White women.
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AMA: Insurance should cover treatment for infertility caused by gender-affirming care
“While people might be able to access gender-affirming care, sometimes they have to make the decision between future fertility and having children...
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Employment and buyout agreements
These are not negotiations to undertake on your own. Enlist the aid of a consultant or attorney (or both) with ample medical practice experience...
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Biden boosts LGBTQIA+ protections, bans conversion therapy
The executive order also addresses efforts to strengthen federal data collection in this population to counter homelessness, housing insecurity,...
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About one in five U.S. pregnancies ended in abortion in 2020: Report
"Because there were many more births (3.6 million) than abortions (930,000) in 2020, these patterns mean that fewer people were getting pregnant...
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‘My malpractice insurance doubled!’ Why, when fewer patients are suing?
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Insurer told to pay $5.2 million to woman who caught STD in a car
GEICO filed for the award to be overturned, alleging it had been denied due process and that the arbitration deal was unenforceable.
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Substance use the main cause of physician license actions
“What appears to account for the difference is physician distress, and in the case of drug abuse, plentiful access.”