Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill 4779 into law July 23, requiring health facilities and agencies statewide to use equipment that captures and removes surgical smoke during procedures involving lasers, electric instruments or other heat-producing tools, Big Rapid News…
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George Paletta, MD, who spent about 20 years as the St. Louis Cardinals’ team physician, is suing Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy over $182,500 in unpaid compensation, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a summons filed July 23 in St. Louis…
The states at the bottom of WalletHub’s 2026 healthcare ranking share a consistent profile: access gaps, high chronic disease burdens and outcomes failures that persist even when costs are relatively affordable. Eight of the bottom 10 are in the South.…
Specialty care access is growing more strained across the U.S. — and nowhere is that more visible than in rural America, where a shrinking physician workforce, hospital closures and transportation barriers are colliding at once. Here are 10 things to…
The Leapfrog Group launched its ASC Public Reporting Program. The ASC Reporting Program highlights safety and quality information for more than 3,900 ambulatory surgery centers, according to a July 27 organization news release. Publicly reported results are updated monthly to…
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David Antonio Becerril, MD, a 70-year-old physician from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, was sentenced July 8 to 40 months in prison and ordered to pay $1.25 million in restitution for his role in a nationwide telemarketing scheme that defrauded Medicare. According…
Orthopedic surgery is the first medical specialty to average more than $600,000 in annual pay, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report 2026.“ The report is based on responses from 5,916 physicians surveyed from Sept. 5 to Dec. 17, 2025. Five…
Reimbursement math, Stark law enforcement and a push for pay transparency are colliding to change how physicians get paid this year. Here are five things to know about the forces behind physician compensation in 2026. 1. Physicians are working more…
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act on July 22 in a 21-1 vote, sending healthcare price transparency legislation to the full Senate floor, The Center Square reported July 22. Sens. Roger…
ASCs have become widely accepted as safe and efficient lower-cost settings for a growing list of surgical procedures. As the industry continues to grow, facility design and architectural innovation are becoming key in keeping up with patient expectations and a…