Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Getting approval from your insurance company before a procedure or treatment may soon get a little easier. said this week that several of the nation’s largest health insurers have agreed to change how they handle prior authorization, a system that often causes delays in care. Kennedy Jr.

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Physician's Weekly

JULY 1, 2025

Dr. Mehmet Oz , who now leads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said the goal is to protect children from “life-altering and experimental procedures.” “CMS Officials at CMS say they are looking into whether they can block federal Medicaid or insurance funding to hospitals that offer such care. In April, U.S.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published online June 16 in Pediatrics , updated recommendations are presented for providing adolescent patients with contraceptive counseling and methods. ” Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.

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MARCH 7, 2024

We’ve invited two death doulas, Jane Euler and John Loughnane (who is also a family doc and palliative care physician), to talk about the role of a doula at the end of life. John: I am what I am, which is a family practice doctor. But in the end, I see these as my patients and I’m trying to define what is the right model.

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