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One in five medical claims is processed inaccurately by health insurers, the American Medical Association said on Monday. Eliminating these errors could save the health care system save $15.5 billion of the $210 billion it spends annually on claims processing.

The Federal Trade Commission delayed for the fifth time enforcement of a new rule intended to minimize the risk of identity theft across industries which lend money but are not banks, following objections from the American Medical Association and other physicians groups. The regulation, known as...

A new Federal Trade Commission rule to curb identity theft will soon require businesses and organizations across various industries to develop anti-fraud defenses as strong as those of banks and financial institutions. The regulation, known as the Red Flags Rule, will require mortgage and auto...

American Medical Association president J. James Rohack praised the passage of an imperfect U.S. health care reform, saying "we cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good" when the health of Americans is at stake. Apparently that concept doesn't apply when "perfect" means cosmetic surgery.

We're already totally comfortable using the Web to pay bills, shop for books, look for mates and reveal to the world our darkest secrets -- checked out PostSecret lately? So are we ready to go online to talk to a doctor about our migraines and our leaky bladders? If you ask digital-consultations...

Dr. Scott Nelson has found a growing problem among his patients in rural Mississippi, and it's not related to a disease.More and more patients, he says, have extremely high deductibles in their health insurance plans. As high as $5,000. So they must pay that amount out-of-pocket in a year before...