Plastic surgeons, medicine's highest-earning specialists, earned an average of $619,000, whereas the lowest-paid specialty earned $249,000, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023.
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Indiana lawmakers are seeking to address the physician shortage in the state by adjusting bans on noncompete agreements, radio station WBOI reported April 11.
A new federal law has updated Stark Law and anti-kickback statute exceptions for physician wellness programs, according to an April 11 article in JDSupra from the law firm Maynard Nexsen.
Three physician billionaires saw a net worth decrease from 2022 to 2023, according to Forbes' 37th annual list of the world's richest people in 2023.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has finalized a rule that aims to strengthen Medicare Advantage, lower prescription drug costs and protect senior patients and those with disabilities.
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The American College of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons have endorsed the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act.
Value-based care platform Agilon Health has inked a partnership with Holland (Mich.) Physician Hospital Organization, a 50+-physician network that collaborates with Holland Hospital.
Emergency medicine physicians saw the biggest pay increase in 2022, according to data from online networking service Doximity.
Physicians saw a 2.4 percent decline in pay in 2022, according to Doximity's annual "Physician Compensation Report."
The American Medical Group Association has released a letter opposing the Federal Trade Commission proposal to ban the use of noncompete agreements.