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Author: Patsy Newitt

Noncompete clauses are facing increasing scrutiny, as physicians, states and even the Federal Trade Commission look to reform policy. 

Becker's has reported on 28 hospitals shuttering services since Feb. 1, a large majority of which are emergency departments and birthing services. 

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Minnesota pays cardiologists the highest hourly wage, according to May 2023 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Patient and provider interest in ASCs is rising, but markets that have stringent certificate-of-need laws could struggle, leaders say. 

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