(MedPage Today) — The ACP protests plans to deport undocumented immigrants
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Next Session of Congress: It’s All About the Money
(MedPage Today) — Budget issues will predominate on the healthcare front, experts predict
Clear Health Costs: Insurers’ Payments Vary More than Hospital Charges
(MedPage Today) — “No cost basis for the difference,” says former hospital CEO
When Doctors Get Sick: How Much to Share About Mental Illness?
(MedPage Today) — Mental health professionals with their own issues face a dilemma
HHS Issues Anti-Discrimination Rules for Transgender People
(MedPage Today) — Rule also adds protections for disabled patients and for women
Let’s Not Reinvent the QI Wheel
(MedPage Today) — A searchable database of quality improvement projects may prevent duplication of efforts, suggests Fred N. Pelzman, MD
Second PCSK9 Inhibitor Wins FDA Approval
(MedPage Today) — Also: CMS targets wasteful spending in nursing facilities
Worried About Your Teaching Evaluations? Read This First.
(MedPage Today) — Welcome to the new school year — and mindless teaching evaluations
CMS: ‘Healthier People, Smarter Spending’ With ACOs
(MedPage Today) — Report credits accountable care organizations with more care coordination
Women, Minorities Still Underrepresented in Medicine
(MedPage Today) — Wide variation seen among specialties
Ultrasound-Based Vasculitis Diagnosis May Save Vision (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Fast-track outpatient clinic for giant cell arteritis also cuts inpatient days
Playing the Name Game With Horner Syndrome
(MedPage Today) — Many people described oculosympathetic palsy before Johann Friedrich Horner
Morning Break: Skip the Water; Don’t Drink Urine; DIY Erectile Tx a Bummer
(MedPage Today) — Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff
Medicine in India: Rough Road to Physician Accountability
(MedPage Today) — Second in a series
Medicine in India: Rampant Quackery, Baffling Drug Landscape
(MedPage Today) — First of a two-part series
Can Healthcare be Cured of Racial Bias?
(MedPage Today) — Some medical schools are alerting students to their own prejudices
D.C. Week: ‘Female Viagra’ OK’d; Healthcare Draws Attention in 2016 Race
(MedPage Today) — Also, House Dem slams GOP for inaction on prescription drug prices
Poll: Americans Favor Federal Action On Drug Prices
(MedPage Today) — Nearly three-fourths think drug prices are unreasonable
CDC: One in 100 Contact Lens Wearers Follows All Directions
(MedPage Today) — $175 million per year spent on preventable infections, agency says
Search Tool Shines Light on Docs’ Backgrounds
(MedPage Today) — FSMB unveils one-stop shop for disciplinary, certification records on individual physicians