Legal + Compensation

Here are five medical associations' reactions to the proposed CMS rule changes to the physician fee schedule for 2024, which would constitute a 3.34 percent decrease from the conversion factor in 2023:

Here are the tax breaks physicians use most often, according to the Medscape 2023 "Physician and Taxes Report":

CMS released its annual proposed changes to the physician fee schedule for 2024 on July 13. 

David Lankford, DO, a pediatric intensivist, is suing his former employer, Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health Network, to exit his noncompete agreement, Indiana Public Media reported July 10. 

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law an act that amends the state's noncompete law for physicians and adds further restrictions, effective as of July 1, according to a July 3 report from JD Supra.

Indiana's Senate Enrolled Act 7, which aims to further restrict physician noncompete agreements in the state, went into effect July 1, according to a July 3 report from JD Supra.

Internal medicine reported the highest pay increase of any specialty featured in the AMGA's Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey.

The 36th annual 2023 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey from AMGA reports a 6.1 percent increase in primary care compensation, compared to 1.5 and 1.6 percent increases for medical and surgical specialties, respectively.

Here are nine policy moves physicians should know that Becker's has covered in June:

A physician group plans to purchase Healthmark Regional Medical Center, a hospital in Defuniak Springs, Fla., that closed in March 2022, mypanhandle.com reported June 28.