The highest-paid ophthalmologist in Tampa, Fla., earns $688,800 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $301,500 ophthalmologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here is what the…
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From regulatory barriers and challenges to continually increasing costs paired with consistently stagnant reimbursements, here are some of the biggest roadblocks and hurdles to ASC and physician practice growth in 2025, according to industry leaders. These five executives, physicians and…
A bill that would ban anesthesia time limits in Illinois has unanimously passed out of the state Senate, according to a May 22 report from WAND. The bill was proposed in January by Republican Illinois state Rep. Bill Hauter, MD,…
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A “massive” budget package passed by the House May 22 includes a 2.25% boost to Medicare physician payments in 2026. The American Medical Association voiced its support for the $8.9 billion increase in pay on May 22. The bill would…
A man in Ironequoit, N.Y., was arrested and charged with offenses related to falsely claiming he was a physician in order to obtain and distribute controlled substances. According to a May 22 news release by the Department of Justice, Kevin…