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Obama targets federal deficitFebruary 8, 2010, 7:00 am by American Medical Association AMAThe president wants a commission to address the national debt, projected to double by 2020, with Medicare and Medicaid consuming about a quarter of spending.
More from American Medical Association AMA Medical product research, approval get new push from NIH, FDA American Medical Association AMA: March 12, 2010, 8:00 am Besides offering an expedited process, the agencies' new council hopes to improve the safety, efficacy and quality of new treatments. Medical errors: Doctors, risk managers take different approach to disclosure American Medical Association AMA: March 12, 2010, 8:00 am Hospital risk managers are more likely to favor telling patients about mistakes, but physicians are more open to full apologies. EMR use still low at solo and small practices American Medical Association AMA: March 11, 2010, 7:59 am But adoption rates at practices with more than 10 physicians have grown significantly since 2009. Pediatricians' alert focuses on choking dangers American Medical Association AMA: March 11, 2010, 7:59 am The AAP's call to redesign foods like hot dogs and to require warnings on certain toys could reduce children's choking deaths. Mass layoffs at hospitals increased in January American Medical Association AMA: March 10, 2010, 8:04 am There is concern that state budget cuts could make things worse.
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