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Here is the average hourly pay for anesthesiologists by state, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Trenton, N.J., is the worst state capital to live in, according to a Feb. 13 report from WalletHub.

Austin, Texas, is the best state capital to live in, according to a Feb. 13 report from WalletHub.

Enrollment in Medicare Advantage has grown over the last 20 years following the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, which renamed the program from private Medicare plans.

A man from Glendale, Calif., was sentenced Jan. 31 to 10 years in prison for a Medicare fraud scheme.

CMS finalized a rule Jan. 17 requiring certain payers to include a specific reason when denying requests, publicly report certain prior authorization metrics, and send decisions within 72 hours for urgent requests and seven calendar days for standard requests beginning…

While physicians have been calling on Congress to reverse the 3.37% Medicare physician pay cuts that took effect Jan. 1, Congress chose not to halt the pay cut as it averted a government shutdown. 

An owner of three medical practices was convicted of aggravated identity theft for placing the name and address of another man with the same name in legal documents to avoid a settlement payment.

Kentucky is the worst state to retire in, according to a Jan. 22 report from WalletHub.

Florida is the best state to retire in, according to a Jan. 22 report from WalletHub.