IMPACT: Little-known AMA committee that sets Medicare pay catches heat

By Joe Eaton

IMPACT: Congressman, physicians take on panel that sets Medicare values to determine payment

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"… House Ways and Means health subcommittee hearing,  McDermott,  a psychiatrist himself, slammed the RUC, calling it  the “least known committee in …"

Regulatory flaws, repeated violations put oil refinery workers at risk

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and M.B. Pell

The nation’s refineries are plagued by equipment failures and sometimes-fatal accidents that in many cases could have been prevented.

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"… of dread about even going through the gate,” he said. He began seeing a psychiatrist and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, a product of his ho …"

Fixing the fixers

By Murali Krishnan

NEW DELHI, India, November 13, 2000 — This article was originally published in the Nov. 13, 2000 edition of Outlook India. It is reproduced

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"… hich he gulped 26 glasses of water. (Interestingly, the cbi also drafted a psychiatrist to study the responses of some of those being questioned.)Described as the …"

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Shock therapy suit doctor here

By Bill Birnbauer

AUSTRALIA, March 13, 1999 — The article was originally published in Australia's The Age, March 13, 1999. It is reprinted here with permissio

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"… ustralia's The Age, March 13, 1999. It is reprinted here with permission.A psychiatrist exposed for using electric shock therapy on young children and facing a cl …"

"… n Insight investigation has found that Dr. Leeks in 1986 worked as a child psychiatrist at the Melbourne Children’s Court clinic. A staff member who worked ther …"

Commentary: Clamping down on freedom of the press

The clamp-down on the freedom of the press by the executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government, begun in the wake of September 11

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"… unit, who, among other misadventures, weeks later broke into Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s office, looking for dirt. And the poisonous paranoia didn’t stop the …"

Ahmed Ressam, mastermind of foiled LAX plot, gave up valuable details about al-Qaida without harsh interrogation

By David Heath

Fresh debate about interrogation tactics after bin Laden’s killing raises profile of foiled LAX bomber

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"… s questioned, and he later spent four days discussing his treatment with a psychiatrist, discussions that became part of the court record.Ressam’s case shows th …"

"… him to become a terrorist in the first place, said Dr. Stuart Grassian, a psychiatrist who spent hours evaluating Ressam at the request of his attorneys.That cor …"

"… s. Ressam was vulnerable to Hannachi’s appeal. Ressam told Grassian, the psychiatrist,  that he decided to become a jihadist because “you have to live li …"

"… nother way for him to regain self-respect. In his report to the court, the psychiatrist said of Ressam, “He was desperate to find some moral compass, some means …"

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The military children left behind: Decrepit schools, broken promises

By Kristen Lombardi

While parents sacrifice, children endure deterioration and disrepair

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"… ve left her son without an assigned paraprofessional, as prescribed by his psychiatrist. “DOD schools are supposed to be the best,” French said. “We’re no …"

Overmedicating young Louisiana inmates

By Matt Davis

Incarcerated youths in Louisiana are receiving powerful drugs even when their conditions don't call for it

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"… questions asked.In New Orleans, the Youth Studies Center recently hired a psychiatrist to work with youth but other parishes make do with licensed clinical couns …"

Ask Wendell: The Mental Health Parity Act may save the day

By Wendell Potter

Insurers must treat mental illness like any other medical condition thanks to Congress.

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"… recovering, but he still has a way to go and does best when he can see his psychiatrist four times a week. Anthem Blue Cross will only pay for two sessions a week …"

"… ions a week. We've tried to fight this, but they won't budge, saying their psychiatrist has decided my son's condition only warrants twice weekly sessions. Their …"

"… has decided my son's condition only warrants twice weekly sessions. Their psychiatrist has never met my son, so how can they justify this judgment call? Is this …"

"… executives very possibly will agree to the number of sessions your son’s psychiatrist believes is necessary when they realize you will squeak long and loud if t …"

Health information technology: Incentives may not always serve intended purpose

By Josh Israel and Kimberly Leonard

Some payments may be going to doctors who have been using electronic health records for years

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"… ules, some doctors say, are confusing. One recipient, Dr. Mark Viner — a psychiatrist who practices in Sparks, Nev. — said he opted to return the initial paym …"

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