SPOTLIGHT -
July 26th 2024
Open meeting to be held online Aug. 1; independent pharmacies, PBM trade group offer responses to federal reviews.
July 25th 2024
‘Chevron deference’ in legal interpretation falls in ruling expected to have far-reaching consequences across health care, other areas of governance.
July 23rd 2024
Three largest pharmacy benefit manager executives testify in House Oversight Committee.
July 22nd 2024
ACO advocates outline steps for CMS to communicate and change rules regarding patient engagement.
July 19th 2024
Feds’ request for information now lasting into September.
Financial Makeover
"Why are we struggling on an income like ours?"
Letters to the Editors
Financial Beat
Investment Advisers, Taxes, Census, Estate Planning, Stocks, Mutual Funds
My patient's car is his castle
By taking time to understand and communicate with a unique patient, the author helped him solve his medical problems.
Answers to your tax questions
Home sale gain, Embezzlement losses, Corporate bond profits, Dependent medical expenses, State tax refund, Health insurance deduction, Muni bond profits
The best Web sites for taxpayers
Fed up with busy signals and waiting on hold for the IRS or your accountant? For quick answers about your return, log on to the Internet.
Malpractice Consult
Getting caught in the middle of a child-custody battle; separate liability policies for nurses.
Investments, Mortgages, Computers, Taxes, Insurance, Stocks
Money-saving answers to 50 tax questions
Money-saving answers to your tax questions. Personal expenses; Business affairs; Investment income and capital gains; Retirement savings and family matters.
Okay, Doc, let's talk price
The author, an uninsured writer, needed surgery. Here's what happened when he asked for discounted care.
If you weren't a doctor, what would you be?
Our informal poll elicited an amazing flight of fantasies.
Take this tax quiz. You might win $2,000!
Finding ways to cut Uncle Sam's take isn't the only reason to see how tax-savvy you are.
Your 1040: Negotiating the maze
Throughout the form, there are hot spots for savings, but also easily overlooked danger zones. Here's a guide to finding both--and handling them properly.
Stock picks to start the millennium off right
Six investment gurus with topnotch track records recommend securities to snap up for the long haul.
Practice Beat
Utilization Review; Medical Records; Abortion; Quoteworthy; Aids-HIV; Teen Health; Capitation
Investment Consult: Time to jump off the index fund bandwagon?
These investments have done well. But if the indexes themselves lose steam, you can do better with actively managed alternatives.
The California nightmare: Is this where managed care is taking us?
For doctors in the Golden State, its squeeze, squeeze, squeeze—until there's not enough money in the system for the system to function.
Something was wrong with me--but I had work to do
You'll recognize the author's symptoms. But he didn't--he was too busy being a doctor to go see one.
Equities; Taxes; Travel; Tax Reminder; Trivia; Cars; Mutual Funds
Home sale profits. Refunded mortgage interest. Bond interest. Undistributed mutual fund gains. Limited partnership profits. IRA withdrawals. Disability insurance benefits. Interest-free loan.
Pay debts and save for retirement--on a fellow's stipend?
This young doctor's goals may sound unreachable, but they're not. Here's how a financial expert advised her to proceed.
Want to uncover a patient's real problem? BATHE him!
Primary care doctors are adapting a simple technique to address emotional problems that may underlie patients' physical symptoms. And it won't make office visits longer, proponents say.
Could a ?coach? get you motivated about medicine?
Uncertain about your direction in medicine or life? So were these doctors, until they turned to a new breed of consultant.
Who really makes a mutual fund succeed?
Spotlights shine on portfolio managers, but the research departments that stand quietly behind them can be just as important
Can doctors ever make a profit owning a hospital?
Crushed dreams and financial losses characterize some high-profile deals. But that hasn't stopped physicians from trying, as these examples show.
How alternative providers get their credentials
Yes, there are standards against which CAM professionals are judged. Here's a primer to help you with referrals or new hires.
Say goodbye to your med school debt
Solvency may be closer than you think. These strategies worked; they might do the trick for you, too.