Arkansas has become the sixth state to ban noncompete agreements for physicians. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed the bill into law on March 4. It is expected to go into effect in mid-July 2025. But it remains unclear whether the…
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The White House has rescinded its nomination of former Florida Rep. Dave Weldon, MD, to serve as CDC director, according to a March 13 report from CNBC. Here are six things to know: 1. The White House withdrew Dr. Weldon’s…
Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota has made an offer to purchase Fairview (Minn.) Health Services’ stake in an outpatient joint venture, according to a March 12 report from The Minnesota Star Tribune. The venture operates out of an outpatient clinic and…
A Baton Rouge, La., man has pleaded guilty to falsely identifying himself as a physician. Samrat Mukherjee, a licensed paramedic with Acadian Ambulance Service, admitted to posing as a medical doctor and fabricating credentials, including a fake medical degree and…
El Paso, Texas-based John Patterson, MD, has agreed to pay $468,626 to resolve false claims allegations. Dr. Patterson allegedly received kickbacks from Nursemind Home Care, a freestanding hospice provider, in exchange for falsely certifying patients as eligible for hospice care,…
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A Coral Springs, Fla., man has been convicted for his role in a durable medical equipment kickback scheme, according to a March 10 news release from the Justice Department. Raheel Naviwala and his co-conspirators allegedly purchased lists of Medicare patients…
Medical malpractice insurance is essential for protecting physicians from financial and legal risks, particularly amid the rise in malpractice lawsuits, according to a March 5 article on Physicians Thrive’s website. In 2023, malpractice verdicts hit a record high. There were…
Medscape released a report outlining the best and worst states to practice by region March 11. The report analyzed factors including physician burnout rate, compensation, state tax burden, living cost, malpractice premiums and community health across eight regions in the…
Fremont, Calif., has been named the happiest city in the U.S., according to WalletHub’s 2025 rankings. For the rankings, shared with Becker’s March 6, the personal finance website compared 182 of the largest cities — including the 150 most populated…
A funding bill released by House Republicans would allow the 2.8% Medicare physician pay cut to take effect. The stopgap measure, designed to keep the government funded through Sept. 30, the end of fiscal year 2025, does not include provisions…