The American Medical Association shared its new perspective on ableism in medicine in its educational primer, "Ableism in Health Care," part of its larger strategic health equity plan.
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Johns Hopkins will begin waiving tuition for all students from families earning less than $300,000 a year after it received a $1 billion gift from former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Debra Weinstein, MD, was named the next president and CEO of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
In August 2022, the Biden Administration signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, which gave Medicare Parts B and D negotiation powers that will apply to the price of a limited number of drugs with no generic or biosimilar competition.
Here are four physicians who have been appointed to chief medical officer roles this month, as reported by Becker's since Aug. 2:
Noncompete clauses in employment contracts have been a longstanding thorn in the side of physicians nationwide. Lately, however, several states have pushed to ban the practice.
Union officials for a Massachusetts healthcare workers union vented their frustrations over delays in Steward Health Care's bankruptcy proceedings.
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Nearly half of pediatricians (49%) have seen increased paperwork volume in the last year, according to Medscape's 2024 "Pediatrics Practice Issues Report," published Aug. 14.
Glen Martin, MD, was named vice president of medical affairs for Baptist Medical Center Nassau (Fla.) and Baptist Medical Center Beaches in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.