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• Medicare cuts could hit Jan. 18

  December 20, 2011 in Nation/World Nearly 650,000 doctors caring for millions of seniors will get a steep cut in Medicare payments Jan. 18 unless a gridlocked Congress issues a reprieve, program officials said today. A … 14

• Goal of becoming doctor started with help as child

  November 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When Tim Gay was born, it became immediately evident that something was wrong. He was blue. Within minutes the doctors whisked him away for his first heart surgery, one of …

• Doctors would do well to sit

  April 20, 2010 in Features on Page C1 It’s a common patient grievance: If only my doctor would take the time to listen to me and explain things. Maybe all your doctor has to do to remedy that … 2

• Health care reform may ease shortage of local physicians

  April 11, 2010 in City on Page B1 Spokane medical educators and U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell say health care reform can help ease the shortage of doctors in Eastern Washington. During a Saturday news conference called to highlight … 78

• Doctor shortage foreseen

  February 27, 2010 in Business on Page A6 Eastern Washington will need almost 1,000 new doctors by 2025, and to fill that prescription the University of Washington School of Medicine should quadruple, if not quintuple, the number of … 2

• Medicare’s shortcomings have some seeking revamp

  October 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 About a month ago, Nita Jensen visited the Rockwood Clinic to make an appointment for a physical. Her physician there had just retired, and she wanted to find a new … 5

• The return of the house call

  April 7, 2009 in Features on Page C1 When George Taler meets with a patient, he does all the usual things: He measures blood pressure, listens to the heart and lungs, takes a look in the mouth and …

• Smart Bombs: First, check your ego

  February 18, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 If you are about to undergo surgery, here are two simple tips that could save your life. State your name and ask the physicians if they have been introduced to …

• Family doctors vanishing

  January 6, 2009 in Features on Page D5 BOISE – Many classmates of Dr. Chip Roser ended their medical training ready to practice a specialty. They morphed into neurologists, cardiologists, pathologists, dermatologists or other “gists.” Despite advice to …