Legal + Compensation

Colorado has passed a bill that expands the ability of physician assistants to practice medicine in physician practices and other health care facilities.

Here are four state and federal policy moves impacting physicians that Becker's reported on in July:

Here are five statistics that paint a picture of the current state of physician compensation.

Delaware has become the second state to adopt the physician assistant licensure compact, which would make it easier for physician assistants to practice in multiple states.

Here are five new laws on the horizon for Connecticut that could affect physicians, according to a July 18 article from law firm Day Pitney:

Three California nurses with doctorates of nursing practice sued the California attorney general, leaders of the Medical Board of California and the California Board of Registered Nursing, stating that they should have the right to call themselves "doctor," according to…

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.