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Azar Praises Free Markets for Healthcare Reform

HHS chief takes Heritage Foundation stage to bash ACA, plug administration's programs

AMA Tangles With 'Gene Doping' Guidelines

Also: emergency room evidence; impact of corporate investors in healthcare

Medicaid or No Insurance Tied to Higher Death Risk in HCV

All public plans lead to higher mortality rates, according to 10-year study

Caring for the Sickest Patients: A Calling and an Opportunity

New models are disrupting the way primary care is provided

Big Changes Coming to Healthcare, Says HHS Chief

'We're unafraid of disrupting existing arrangements'

Trump Releases FY 2019 Budget Proposal

Includes $68 billion for HHS; continues push for ACA repeal

CMS Issues Guidance on Medicaid Work Requirements

10 states are pursuing such rules for Medicaid recipients

Policy Experts Debate Pros and Cons of State Medicaid Waivers

Will administration show too much flexibility?

AMA, I Hardly Knew Ye

Group's annual meeting folds its tent, but that tent has really changed

AMA to Examine Public Option

Feasibility study stops short of endorsement

AMA Just Says No to Medicaid Cuts

Unified in opposition, the AMA remains divided on how to handle the details

Morning Break: World's Largest Penis; Sex Bias in Breast Milk; Cervical Ca Deaths

Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff

AAFP Exec Declares Healthcare 'Fundamental Human Right'

Tearful entreaty mixed with scolds

By the Numbers: Who Are the ED 'Frequent Flyers'?

Surprising demographics for patients with many emergency room visits

Why We Cover Politics

All politics may be local, but all medicine now has a political side

Medicaid Boom Turns to Bust for Tennessee Docs

Lack of certification triggers payback requirement

Medicaid Expansion Panned by AMA Council

Low doctor payment blocking access

Obesity Groups Say States Denying Bariatric Surgery Violate ACA

Discrimination complaint calls on HHS to require bariatric surgery coverage

Pricey Drugs Prompt AMA to Ask FDA and FTC for Help

This time it's generics not brands

Lethal Injections, MOC, and E-Cigs on AMA Agenda

The American Medical Association is being asked to strengthen its ethical stance on physician participation in execution by extending its ban on doctors participating to include all health professionals.

Treating HCV -- Is the Price Right?

New drugs on the horizon hold out the promise of being able to cure up to 90% of people with chronic hepatitis C (HCV). They are also promising to be expensive.

Pay and Practice: Are Neurologists Primary Care Docs?

WASHINGTON -- Neurology isn't often mentioned in the same breath as primary care, but the American Academy of Neurology is again lobbying to gain that sobriquet -- this time to take advantage of a recent policy change that benefits primary care providers.

10 Questions: Rep. Phil Gingrey, MD (R-Ga.)

If you could change one thing about the healthcare system, what would it be? Eliminate Obamacare, says Rep. Phil Gingrey, MD (R-Ga.). That's his answer to just one of the 10 Questions the MedPage Today staff is asking leading clinicians, researchers, and leaders in their community to get their personal views on their chosen profession. In this series we share their uncensored responses.

CHIP Faces Uncertain Future

WASHINGTON -- The final implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could be bad news for re-authorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), a congressional staffer said.

Fracture Care for Kids on Medicaid Called 'Dismal'

CHICAGO -- Children receiving Medicaid are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain prompt orthopedic care following a fracture, a researcher said here.

AMA: House of Delegates Backs Individual Mandate

CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association's House of Delegates has reaffirmed its support of individual responsibility -- including a requirement that most U.S. residents buy health insurance -- as the foundation of universal coverage.

Nursing Homes Called 'Dumping Grounds' for Mentally Ill

BALTIMORE -- Young and middle-aged people with serious mental illnesses are increasingly being housed in nursing homes alongside elderly residents, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data show.