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FDA Says Tanning Beds Should Have Cancer Warnings
On Monday, the FDA issued a proposed order that, if finalized, would reclassify sunlamp products and require labeling to include a recommendation designed to warn …
Abortion Demand Refused by Surrogate Mom
By Brad Broker
This is an unfortunate and real case study of medical ethics and basic morality. Crystal Kelley was hired by a couple to be …
Consumer Reports: Best Cancer Screening Tests
Brought to you by the publication that recommends the best computers, cars, baby strollers and most of the appliances in your kitchen — now Consumer …
A Uniquely American Path to Fixing Health Care
By Leslie D. Michelson
The recent Supreme Court and public arguments on health care issues have produced a clear consensus: Walter Cronkite was right. More than …
Pay-for-Performance Incentives in Healthcare: Purpose, Politics and Pitfalls
By Lucia Francesca Bruno, J.D., LL.M., M.B.A.
Long before the contentious passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, and the Supreme Court hearings …
Medicare To Add Hospital Efficiency, Patient Safety To Payment Formula
By Jordan Rau
Medicare is proposing a significant change in how it decides on hospital reimbursements, adding two measures of patient safety and a financial assessment of whether hospitals …
