A licensed family nurse practitioner has filed a lawsuit challenging a Missouri law that forces NPs to pay physicians for permission to practice in nonhospital settings. According to court documents, Marcy Markes owns and operates Columbia (Mo.) Allergy & Asthma…
Author: Francesca Mathewes
Several physician groups are suing or speaking out against U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over several issues related to vaccine guidance and research grants. Here are five things to know about the recent controversies: 1. On Aug. 21,…
About half of physicians feel positively about unionization, according to Medscape’s “Do Doctors See Organized Labor as an Answer? Medscape How Physicians View Unions Report 2025,” released Aug. 15. The survey includes responses collected from 1,571 physicians between March 19…
Independent practices have been in steady decline over the last two decades, as hospitals and health systems have grown in size and market influence and the cost of operations whittles away at physicians’ bottom lines. In 2024, 42.2% of physicians…
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has stopped accepting federal funding for its programs and contracts, the medical society told Becker’s Aug. 1. “Recent changes in federal funding laws and regulations significantly impact ACOG’s program goals, policy positions and…
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The consolidation of physicians by hospitals, health systems and private equity-backed investment groups is at an all-time high — leaving many providers wondering what the future of independence and autonomy in healthcare looks like. Easwar Sundaram Jr., MD, president of…
Several physician groups have announced their support for a piece of legislation that will fine payers that fail to pay physicians 30 days after losing the independent dispute resolution process laid out in the No Surprises Act. The American College…
The Drug Enforcement Administration and CMS are warning physicians of targeted scams that use “deceptive schemes” and other methods to access medical records, personal information and fraudulently obtain payments. One scheme involves scammers impersonating DEA agents and telling physicians they…
St. Louis-based physician groups are disproportionately filing lawsuits against people living in zipcodes with higher percentages of low-income and Black residents, according to a report published July 10 by JAMA Network Open and reported out by St. Louis Public Radio…
Numerous policy shifts in recent weeks are expected to drastically affect medical schools and residency programs over the next five years, including caps on federal student loans and cuts to research programs. Three physicians joined Becker’s to share their thoughts…