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States nationwide are debating whether to expand the scope of practice for advanced practice providers, especially in three main specialties, according to an April 5 report from the American Medical Association. 

Here are six things to know about physician and administrator compensation:

Thomas Frist Jr., MD, founder of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, is the richest MD in the U.S., with a net worth of $21.8 billion according to Forbes' real-time net worth tracker. 

Forbes has named the richest people in the U.S. for 2023, with four women who earned their wealth from healthcare ventures making the list. 

Here is the cost of living in the 10 highest-paying cities for physicians:

Tirun Gopal, MD, an OB-GYN in San Francisco, joined Becker's to discuss why private practice physicians do not have more power in healthcare. 

Below are 17 things to know on prior authorization that Becker's has reported on: 

States from coast to coast and national healthcare organizations have proposed legislation to lessen restrictions placed on advanced practice providers when providing care — but not everyone is on board.

Investors are keeping their eye on gastroenterology, cardiology and orthopedics, according to McDermott Health's "2023 Physician Practice Management" report.

Former Baton Rouge, La.-based physician Randy Lamartiniere, MD, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for illegal controlled substance distribution, the Justice Department said April 4.