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Medicaid patients have slightly longer waits at medical appointments than those with private insurance

Outpatient Wait Times Are Longer for Medicaid Recipients

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Researchers suggest lag time might be due to providers having larger caseloads
High-price practices have higher scores on certain measures of care coordination and management

Practice Prices Linked to Some Measures of Care Coordination

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But no differences in overall care ratings, receipt of preventive services, acute care use
Young adults with HIV who get treatment are living longer in North America and Europe

Life Expectancy for HIV+ Patients Up Since Introduction of ART

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Physicians need to focus on encouraging patients to take their drugs consistently
From 2001 to 2010

Postmarket Safety Events for 32 Percent of Novel Therapeutics

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Thirty-two percent of 222 FDA approved novel therapeutics from 2001 to 2010 were affected
Increases in insurance coverage from 2008 to 2014 were not associated with worse access to care for continuously insured adults

Increases in Rates of Insured Don’t Harm Continuously Insured

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Continuously insured adults do not have worse access to care with increases in cover from '08 to '14
A considerable proportion of physician mothers report perceived discrimination

Most Physician Mothers Report Perceived Discrimination

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Overall, 77.9 percent reported discrimination, with 66.3 percent reporting gender discrimination
An evidence-based medicine course has some positive effect on medical student critical thinking

Evidence-Based Medicine Course Beneficial for Critical Thinking

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Significant mean differences in confidence, inquisitiveness, overall score for undergrads
More women than men leave the practice of medicine

More Women Than Men Leaving Practice of Medicine

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Stressors include pay gap, burnout, and transitioning back following leave
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently added three new online resources to assist physicians already participating in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System and those exploring the opportunities available.

CMS Releases Resources to Help With Payment System

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3 new resources help physicians participating in, considering Merit-based Incentive Payment System
Only one in five Americans support a repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Poll: Many Americans Concerned About ACA Repeal

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But, as has always been the case, support for the law depends on political affiliation