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Roscoe, Ill.-based Northpointe Health and Wellness began a multi-million dollar expansion, according to 13 WREX.

Muncie, Ind.-based Medical Consultants is teaming up with IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, also in Muncie, to offer higher quality care to patients, according to Inside Indiana Business.

On April 4, the U.S. Treasury implemented new regulations on tax inversions, which acted as a major roadblock to the pending Pfizer and Allergan merger, according to CNBC.

Congress' pledge to move $500 million from the Ebola fund to fight Zika virus fell short of the Obama administration's proposed $2 billion, acceding to The Hill.

A new report claims improper payments cost Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services nearly $40 billion annually, according to AAPC.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and Departments of Labor and Treasury released the final 2017 summary of benefits and coverage template on April 6, according to Health Affairs.

"Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2016" found most physicians spend between 13 minutes and 16 minutes with each patient.

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Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston conducted a study that found about half of all surgeries involve some of kind of medication error or unintended drug side-effects, as reported by the Daily Star Albany.

A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found virtual physicians may be no match for the real thing when it comes to urgent medical problems, as reported by The Huffington Post.