Florida has 24,690 nurse practitioners, the most out of any state, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Florida, Texas, California and New York have more than 20,000 nurse practitioners, while five states and Washington, D.C., have less than 1,000.…
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A study published by Avalere and the Physicians Advocacy Institute found that rural areas are quickly losing independent physicians and corporatization in healthcare continues to rise. The study analyzed 52,600 practicing physicians across 30,000 medical practices between Jan. 1, 2019,…
There are currently 3,282,010 registered nurses employed in the U.S., according to May 2024 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. While California has the most employed RNs of any state, the New York City area is…
Physician assistants in California earn more than PAs in other states at an average salary of $161,980 per year and an average hourly wage of $77.88. Indiana has the highest hourly mean wage for the profession when considering the cost-of-living…
HHS began sending out dismissal notices on April 1 as part of an agencywide plan to lay off 10,000 full-time employees. On April 1, HHS began sending out dismissal notices as part of a sweeping plan to reduce the agency’s…
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The San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, Calif., metropolitan area is the highest-paying region for registered nurses to practice in, according to May 2024 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, published April 2. RNs working in the area…
Nurse practitioners in California earn more than NPs in other states at an average salary of $173,190 per year and an average hourly wage of $83.26. Iowa has the highest hourly mean wage for the profession when considering the cost-of-living…
A jury in St. Louis has sided with Chesterfield, Mo.-based St. Luke’s Hospital and one of its anesthesiologists in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury and later died following…
American Electric Power Ohio shut off power at Martins Ferry-based East Ohio Regional Hospital and its medical office buildings after the system did not pay its bills for more than one year, according to an April 3 report from The…
Several individuals and medical entities have agreed to pay a total of $3.1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. According to an April 2 news release from the Justice Department, East El Paso (Texas) Physicians…