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Kentucky Fried Chicken to eliminate trans fats from its foods

October 31, 2006 on 3:36 pm | In Main Page | Comments Off

This Baltimore Sun article headlines the fact that Kentucky Fried Chicken has decided to eliminate trans fats from its food preparation process.  According to the article they are joining a large list of food processors and restaurants taking these steps including:  Kraft Foods (Oreos), The Cheesecake Factory, Ruby Tuesday, Chili’s, and food served at Walt Disney Parks.  The pressure is on Macdonald’s and Burger King, both of which still use significant trans fats in their food preparation.

Medicaid payment inching up

October 30, 2006 on 6:52 pm | In Government | Comments Off Physician payment rates are going up in at least 24 states, but there's a lot of lost ground to make up.

Schools for physician leaders: Teaching doctors how to champion change

October 30, 2006 on 6:52 pm | In Profession | Comments Off State medical programs hope physicians will be catalysts for improvements in patient care, health policy and other community issues.

The cost of confusion: Trying to decipher FTC’s rules on negotiation

October 30, 2006 on 6:52 pm | In Government | Comments Off More than two dozen physician organizations have settled antitrust cases with the commission in the past four years. Doctors say guidelines on joint arrangements are unclear.

Details emerge on new pay-for-performance test plan

October 30, 2006 on 6:52 pm | In Government | Comments Off CMS hopes to recruit 800 solo or small- to medium-sized physician practices for the three-year Medicare pilot.