U.S. Plans Stealth Survey on Access to Doctors

The Obama administration is deploying a team to pose as patients, call doctors’ offices and see how difficult it is to get care.

Administration Wants Tighter Painkiller Rules

The Obama administration wants legislation requiring training for doctors who prescribe powerful painkillers.

Consumer Risks Feared as Health Law Spurs Mergers

Consumer advocates fear the new health care law could worsen some problems it was meant to solve.

In Medical School Shift, Meeting Patients on Day 1

A new curriculum at N.Y.U. is intended to foster more personal relationships between medical students and patients.

Public Hospitals Look to Overhaul Affiliations With Medical Schools

New York City’s hospital system wants to renegotiate longstanding contracts that allow medical schools to manage physicians.

Rule to Ease Veterans’ Mental Health Claims Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Groups Say

At issue is a provision saying that a determination on whether post-traumatic stress disorder is tied to military service can be made only by a federal clinician.