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United agrees to pay $350 million, scrap system that undercut fees

February 1, 2009 on 5:30 am | In Business | Comments Off The insurer pledged to spend another $50 million to help establish an independent database of prevailing payment rates that would be governed by a nonprofit.

TV doctors’ flaws become bioethics teaching moments

February 1, 2009 on 5:30 am | In Profession | Comments Off Medical dramas have big followings among students, and professors say the shows can highlight ethical dilemmas.

Medicine at sea: On board the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

February 1, 2009 on 5:30 am | In Government | Comments Off The medical staff on an aircraft carrier are tasked with protecting the health of more than 3,000 servicemen on a floating city at war.

House adopts SCHIP expansion

February 1, 2009 on 5:30 am | In Government | Comments Off The measure also would block new physician-owned hospitals.

Medicare closes off WellPoint’s drug plan

February 1, 2009 on 5:30 am | In Government | Comments Off Problems with the insurer's administration of Part D persisted for months, reaching a critical point in January.