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Why Finding a Primary Care Doctor Is So Hard

January 31, 2025

Harvard Medical School physician-researcher diagnoses the problem and offers a plan for a cure

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When Doctors Know Each Other

January 3, 2023

Patients benefit when specialists know referring physicians, research says

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Harmful Side Effects

August 15, 2018

Proposed payment reform could have unintended consequences for patients, physicians

Decisions, Decisions

Decisions, Decisions

May 1, 2018

HMS physicians review the many factors in choosing breast cancer screenings

Party Lines

Party Lines

April 11, 2018

Do Democratic and Republican doctors treat patients differently at the end of life?

Hidden Savings

Hidden Savings

April 4, 2018

Can price shopping transform American health care?

When the Doctor’s Away

When the Doctor’s Away

March 9, 2018

New survival boost seen for some patients during academic conferences

Discount Distortions

Discount Distortions

January 24, 2018

Drug discount program no bargain for the needy

Pay-for-Performance Fails to Perform

Pay-for-Performance Fails to Perform

November 27, 2017

No benefits from program that inadvertently shifted funds away from sicker patients

Bringing Precision to Medicare Cancer Care

Bringing Precision to Medicare Cancer Care

July 5, 2017

New model for classifying cancer patients could lead to better end-of-life care

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