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The following are states pursuing legislation that would lessen restrictions for nurse practitioners, as reported Becker's since Feb. 27:

Around 30 percent of freestanding ASCs are owned and operated by chains, according to the VMG Health 2023 Healthcare M&A Report.

Michigan legislators have recently introduced a bill that would allow nurse practitioners to practice with fewer restrictions. 

Indiana's house of representatives have voted in favor of a noncompete ban bill for only primary care physicians, excluding specialty physicians, IndyStar reported April 21. 

When it comes to staffing challenges, there's no magic bullet.

Sandy Berreth, RN, a surveyor for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, joined Becker's to share key factors in the success or failures of ASCs this year. 

Seventy-three percent of women physicians are considering early retirement, looking at another career or looking for another employer because they are overworked, according to Doximity's 2023 "Physician Compensation Report."

HCA Healthcare posted $15.59 billion in revenue and an adjusted profit of $3.17 billion in the first quarter of 2023, according to the company's earnings report published April 21.

Anthony Dinh, MD, has been charged with committing multiple fraud schemes that resulted in false billings to federal programs and theft from federally funded pandemic programs, the Daily Pilot reported April 20. 

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