A proposal to repeal a Florida medical malpractice law hit last-minute roadblocks in the state Senate, the Orlando Sentinel reported May 1. The 1990 law states that if a physician’s error results in the death of someone who is over…
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Nurse practitioners in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., area have the highest average annual salary of any metropolitan area in the U.S. for the profession, making $223,530 per year. Nine out of the 10 metropolitan areas where nurse practitioners earn…
Here are four ASC controversies Becker’s has reported on since March 31. 1. Patrick Campbell, a former nurse at North Platte (Neb.) Surgery Center, has been charged with stealing prescription medication from the facility. Mr. Campbell was charged in U.S.…
Becker’s has reported on five hospital closures in April. For ASCs, this might result in an influx in patients who have lost access to services through providers at hospitals or outpatient departments. Here are the five hospital closures: 1. Orlando…
Here are hospitals, health systems and physician practices that have announced layoffs in April, as reported by Becker’s: 1. CVS Health will lay off 55 employees who report to Aetna’s headquarters in Hartford, Conn., due to the closure of the…
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National Nurses United has issued a statement reaffirming its support for the Medicare for All Act. The bill was reintroduced in Congress on April 29 by Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell, according to…
Thirty-eight percent of physicians have outside paid work, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Physician Compensation Report,” published April 11. Here are three more stats to know about physician side gigs: 1. Sixty-one percent of surveyed primary care physicians said they have…
Two former laboratory sales executives have been sentenced to federal prison for their involvement in a physician kickback scheme, according to an April 29 news release from the Justice Department. What happened? Who else is involved?
Sixty-two percent of physicians think that the profession is underpaid, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Physician Compensation Report,” published April 11. Medscape surveyed 7,322 physicians who responded between Oct. 3, 2024 and Jan. 15, 2025. Here are three more notes: 1.…
Following the closure of primary care group Anchor Medical Associations, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee brought forth several initiatives aimed to address provider shortages, low reimbursement rates and rising healthcare costs, The Newport Daily News reported April 29. Here are…