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A Tennessee physician was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after being convicted of 13 felony healthcare fraud charges.

Fifty-eight percent of medical groups review their payer contracts annually, according to the Medical Group Management Association's Aug. 15 Stat poll.

Here are nine stats to know about pediatrician pay, according to the Medscape "Pediatrician Compensation Report 2023:"

The Medicare Shared Savings Program saved Medicare $1.8 billion in 2022 compared to spending targets for the year.

Only 34 percent of Americans have visited their primary care provider within the last year, according to a survey conducted by OnePoll for Assurance IQ.

CVS Health will  eliminate 5,000 "non-customer-facing positions" across nine states, which represent about 2 percent of CVS' workforce of about 300,000 people nationwide.

Half of employed physicians are very satisfied or satisfied with their autonomy, according to Medscape's "Employed Physicians Report 2023."

Thirty-one percent of employed physicians' compensation is structured by salary only, according to Medscape's "Employed Physicians Report 2023."

Over 1,100 physicians in Tennessee have signed a petition calling on elected officials to enact stronger gun safety legislation in the state, ABC affiliate WKRN reported Aug. 21.

Here are nine new chief medical officers Becker's has reported on since July 25: