Mind and body health

A 0.5% Medicare payment increase will prevent a scheduled 10.1% reduction until July 1, while SCHIP is extended through March 2009.

Physicians confronting the city's AIDS epidemic are urged to follow the CDC's recommendation to test widely.

A new analysis suggests that when a community's level of uninsurance is high, local physicians' job satisfaction is low. Here is a look at the day-to-day experiences of two physicians in areas on either end of the spectrum.

Some physicians may be attracted by the higher reimbursement they can get under a nonparticipation arrangement, but patient collections may be an issue.

The FSMB wants physicians to prove competence through a process similar to maintenance of board certification. Doctors see even more paperwork ahead.