...continue to be free and, as was always the practice, who gets free samples will remain at the discretion of the treating physician,'' said Dr. Lowie Lenarz, Fairview's senior medical director and a practicing physician. Lenarz said only...

...in a statement Thursday that Pickett's condition was "good." His discharge date "will be determined by the treating physician and his rate of recovery," the statement said. One police official said Pickett may have been trying to force...

...referrals. "Many health plans limit the ability of treating physicians to refer patients to specialists," said Ten Eyck. "Under this bill, the treating physician would have more freedom to decide when a patient...

...But unlike the previous system, Ms. Georgiou said, the final decision on medical necessity will rest with the treating physician. If the service is not covered under the insurance contract -- for example, cosmetic surgery -- it still will...