Author: Paige Haeffele

Cigna Healthcare removed prior authorization requirements from more than 600 medical codes — nearly 25 percent of services.

Iowa was found to be the best state to retire in 2023, according to financial website Bankrate.

Iowa was found to be the best state to retire in 2023 while Alaska was found to be the worst, according to financial website Bankrate.

Anthony Hatcher, DO, has been named CEO of Hillcrest Health Services, a healthcare provider for aging adults based in Bellevue, Neb.

Here are eight leaders who have taken on or stepped down from CEO roles reported by Becker's since Aug. 11:

William Brien, MD, was named chief medical officer of Desert Care Network, a group of hospitals and outpatient clinics operated by Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare in California. 

Here are six cases with drug charges involving physicians reported by Becker's since July 7:

More than 500 physicians and practitioners at Minneapolis-based Allina Health organization notified the National Labor Relations Board of their intent to unionize, the Star Tribune reported Aug. 11.

The specialty with the lowest pay growth in the last five years increased by only $2,000 while the specialty with the highest pay bump increased by more than $100,000, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Reports" for 2023 and 2018.

Urologist pay grew by $133,000 in the last five years, whereas pay for emergency medicine specialists — the specialty with the smallest growth — increased by only $2,000, according to data from Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023 and 2018.