Author: Patsy Newitt

Here are five gastroenterologists making headlines in the last month, as reported by Becker's:

A California bill will go into effect Oct. 16 requiring healthcare facilities, including ASCs, to meet certain wage requirements, law firm Buchalter wrote in JDSupra. 

Physician practice ownership has been declining for decades. In 2022, just 44% of physicians owned their practices, compared with 76% in the early 1980s, according to a report from the American Medical Association.

Gastroenterologists across the U.S. are voicing concerns about three key policies affecting patient care, screening accuracy and physician reimbursements. 

In a new survey, Medscape laid out how much self-employed and employed physicians are paying for malpractice premiums annually and how they feel about it.  

CVS Health is planning to close or sell 29 regional pharmacies and discontinue its infusion services offerings, according to a statement shared with Becker's. 

A San Diego physician and her medical practice have agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations they knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare and TriCare. 

Four physicians joined Becker's to discuss what's making them the most hopeful about the future of medicine.

From consolidation to increases in workloads, five physicians joined Becker's to discuss what's scaring them the most about the future of medicine. 

Physicians are facing increasing economic challenges that threaten their autonomy as healthcare consolidations.