Hawaii is the happiest state in the country, while West Virginia is the least-happy, according to a Sept. 8 report from WalletHub. To create the ranking, WalletHub drew on publicly available data from sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau,…
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Hospitals are ramping up investment in orthopedic ambulatory surgery centers to capture growing demand for musculoskeletal care, lower costs and expand their footprint in outpatient surgery. Orthopedic procedures — including joint replacements, spine surgeries and sports medicine cases — are…
There have been several key updates to both federal and state healthcare policies since Sept. 2, covering both financial and clinical issues. 1. The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee has released a spending bill for 2026 that dropped an $18 billion…
Orlando, Fla., is the best city to retire, according to a Sept. 2 WalletHub report, due to its absence of income, estate and inheritance taxes, and its wide range of recreational opportunities, The study evaluated 182 U.S. cities across 45…
A registered nurse who filed a lawsuit about unethical practices and a toxic work environment at an ASC in Ames, Iowa, has dismissed her case, Ames Tribune reported Aug. 24. What happened?
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Healthcare workers in California have raised concerns about protocols for handling an increased presence of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents in medical facilities, Cal Matters reported Aug. 26. The appearance of federal immigration agents have become more routine since President…
Medscape’s “Feeling the Impact of the Physician Shortage: Medscape Report 2025,” released Aug. 22, sheds light on how physician vacancies are shaping daily work life. The report, based on survey responses from 1,001 physicians collected between March 20 and April…
A Potomac, Md., physician has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for distributing and dispensing controlled substances, the Justice Department said in an Aug. 26 release. What happened?
Each of Washington state’s 39 counties is now designated at least partially as a “health professional shortage area,” according to the Rural Health Information Hub. In a viewpoint article published by The Seattle Times Aug. 25., Steven Kaptik, MD, a…
Physicians were not positive in their outlook on the U.S. physician shortage in Medscape’s “Feeling the Impact of the Physician Shortage: Medscape Report 2025,” released Aug. 22. The survey collected responses from 1,001 physicians from March 20 to April 24,…