Doubts over private clinic care
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Doubts remain on the quality of private clinics seeing NHS patients in England, the health watchdog says.
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Treatment errors often leave patients and families feeling guilty and afraid.
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With soaring medical costs imperiling Medicare and the federal government&#39;s financial health, Washington needs a straight answer to a key question: Can private companies deliver more medical services for less money than the government-run Medicare program
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Doctors accuse the government of trying to privatise general practice over guidance on new practices.
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A leading doctor is questioning the government's approach over offering routine flu jabs for children under two.
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Those strangers waiting at the doctorâs office may share a pain that others canât understand.
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MONTREAL - MD-Plus Medical Clinic, the largest fully private clinic opened in Montreal on Tuesday, promising to guarantee faster service to anyone who can pay for it.
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New evidence casts doubt on charges against a doctor and five nurses accused of deliberately infecting children with H.I.V.
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New Yorkâs attorney general is looking into whether insurers overcharged patients for out-of-network doctors.
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MONTREAL - The MD-Plus Medical Clinic was opened in Montreal on Tuesday, despite the existing law on healthcare system allowing public ownership for patient treatment outlets.
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Massachusetts health insurers are promoting a new type of Medicare coverage for seniors in 2008 that potentially offers better coverage than traditional government-sponsored Medicare. The new plans, called private fee-for-service, also raise questions about the long-term direction of Medicare because they cost more than traditional coverage but are not held to higher quality and efficiency standards.
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The American Medical Association said  on Monday it will ask state and federal health authorities to  investigate retail health clinics such as those offered in  CVS/Caremark stores , Wal-Mart Stores  and  Walgreen Co.  for possible conflicts of interest.
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Patients who want to see a GP in the evening should face a charge, some family doctors say.
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LISBON, Aug 24  (IPS) - There are not enough doctors in Portugalâs public  health system, because too many have left to enter the private  sector. This has forced socialist Prime Minister JosÃ© SÃ³cratesâ  administration to seek rapid and drastic solutions, one of which  is to attract doctors from the developing world.
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A study reveals most doctors do not believe changes to out-of-hours services have improved patient care.
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A small clinic that handled the cases of thousands of 9/11 recovery and cleanup workers is coming under scrutiny.
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Retail clinics grow, and some physicians aren't happy.