Are Doctors Happy with Their Compensation?

From Jackson and Coker:
Clinical skills, workload, and medical liability protection don’t always equate with what doctors perceive as “adequate compensation”.
Practicing physicians are among the most highly compensated professionals within the healthcare industry. The question is, are they comfortable with their compensation level considering the demands placed upon them, the changes in reimbursement models, and the [...]

Bill Would Slash Hospital Charges for Uninsured in Illinois

From the Wall Street Journal Health Blog:
The uninsured often get billed for hospital care at the list prices, rates that nobody with insurance would ever have to pay. An Illinois legislator aims to change that with a bill that would cap what hospitals can charge the uninsured, the Chicago Tribune reports.
The bill would allow hospitals [...]

Why More Med Students Won’t Mean More Doctors

From the Wall Street Journal Health Blog
After 25 years without much growth, the U.S. is about to start cranking out lots more young MDs. The number of first-year med students will grow 20% between 2002 and 2012, according to a report out this week (online here) from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
As new schools [...]

Washington Pharmacists Can Refuse to Dispense Plan B Contraception

From the Wall Street Journal Health Blog:
Pharmacists in Washington don’t have to dispense Plan B emergency contraception if doing so conflicts with their religious beliefs.
A federal judge last year suspended a state law that required pharmacists to give out the drug. Yesterday, an appeals court refused to suspend the ruling while the case is under [...]