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Raleigh, N.C.-based otolaryngologist Anita Louise Jackson, MD, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after a jury found her guilty of 20 criminal charges, including reusing single-use surgical devices and stealing her patient's identities, according to a July 11…

Despite promises of improved blood flow and prevented amputations, "risky" artery-opening procedures targeting nearly 12 million patients with peripheral artery disease have led to numerous leg amputations, according to a July 15 report from The New York Times.

Clark College, based in Vancouver, Wash., received a $141,260 grant to create the first surgical technician program in the Southwest Washington region, according to a July 15 report from The Columbian.

Texas has been named the worst state in the U.S. to live and work in for 2023, according to a July 14 report from CNBC.

The average physician pays $12,952 a year in state taxes, but in nine states, physicians can avoid paying any state income taxes, according to data updated in 2023 from AARP. 

Vermont has been named the top state in the U.S. to live and work in for 2023, according to a July 14 report from CNBC.

Four physicians joined Becker's to discuss the healthcare trends, from telehealth to private equity, they are following right now. 

What's the biggest threat facing ASCs today? The short answer: "Reimbursements are not keeping pace with the rising administrative costs in ASCs," John Stewart, CEO and founder of Melbourne, Fla.-based Total Spine & Orthopedics, told Becker's.

Joe Peluso, administrator at Aestique Surgical Center in Greensburg, Pa., joined Becker's to discuss what he is worried about in healthcare in the next 10 years, including declining reimbursement and prescription prices. 

About 70 percent of physicians received tax breaks from charitable contributions in 2022, up from 54 percent the year prior, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians and Taxes" report.