The difference between in- and out-of-network costs for employees has increased substantially since 2011, according to the 2010 Medical Plan Trends Report conducted by HighRoads and reported in Market Watch.
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Oregon is giving consumers until April 13 to submit responses about the most important aspects of the state's health insurance exchange, according to The Lund Report.
Five pain management physicians discuss promising new developments in pain therapy, including devices, procedures and medications.
A team of researchers has identified how opioids create an inflammatory response in the brain, laying the groundwork for the development of new drugs that improve morphine's effectiveness while reducing its side effects, according to a News-Medical report.
A study reveals that patients switching from one opioid to another even at recommended dosage levels may face a higher risk of death, according to American News Report.
Farzad Mostashari, the national coordinator for health information technology with the ONC, and Marilyn Tavenner, the acting administrator of CMS urge States and HIT partners to collaborate for higher adoption and use of health IT, according to a CMS Blog…
Merrill A. Ritter, MD, has been named president of Operation Walk, Indiana, according to an AAOS Now report.
Answorth Allen, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, recently performed knee surgery on New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, according to a report from the Sacramento Bee.
Expanding Orthopedics, an orthopedic device company based in Israel, has received a United States patent for its expandable device for treating vertebral compression fractures.
Richard D. Ferkel, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Southern California Orthopedic Associates in Van Nuys, recently performed ankle surgery on Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson, according to a Cleveland.com report.