Legal + Compensation

The American Medical Group Association has released a letter opposing the Federal Trade Commission proposal to ban the use of noncompete agreements.

The American College of Physicians published a statement March 8 expressing support for the Biden administration's proposed 2024 federal budget.

Several medical associations are urging CMS to resume independent dispute resolution payment determinations.

Physicians in California and Texas must have a direct government loan or consolidate their loans into a direct loan by May 1 to be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, according to a March 6 news release from…

Lance Wobus, MD, psychiatry resident at Richmond University Medical Center in New York City, recently spoke with Becker's to discuss the changes he'd like to see related to physician compensation. 

Fourteen senators from rural states sent a letter Feb. 23 to CMS administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure urging her department to extend the Low Wage Index Hospital Policy.

Fifty-three percent of hospitalists in the West reported being "very happy" or "somewhat happy," according to Medscape's "Hospitalist Lifestyle & Happiness Report 2023" released Feb. 22. 

Bashar Kiama, MD, was sentenced to eight months in prison for evading income taxes related to the medical practice he owned, the U.S. Justice department said Feb. 22. 

HCA Healthcare is the largest healthcare system by expenses, according to a Feb. 9 report from Definitive Healthcare. 

Three major health system deals have unwound or been called off since the start of 2023: