Author: Patsy Newitt

Walmart Health is closing all 51 of its clinics and shutting down its virtual care options.

A Weston, Fla.-based physician was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for running a pill mill. 

Most cardiovascular procedures are more cost effective at ASCs than hospital outpatient departments for Medicare patients, according to the Medicare.gov procedure price lookup tool. 

Becker's has reported on four hospitals shuttering in the South in 2024. 

Illinois and Massachusetts pay certified registered nurse anesthetists the highest hourly wage, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Here are five recent updates on private equity that Becker's has reported on in the last month:

Here are five anesthesiologists making headlines in the last month:

Optum is the parent company of SCA Health and the country's largest employer of physicians.

Physician assistant base pay jumped 5.8% from 2022 to 2023, according to the "2024 American Academy of Physician Associates Digital Salary Report," which surveyed 12,207 PAs. 

Kristopher Schroeder, MD, anesthesiologist and professor at Madison-based University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, joined Becker's to discuss the FTCs' noncompete ban and how it will affect physicians.