Here are seven strikes that involve hospitals and health systems that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 3:
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California has the most active physicians of any state, according to May data from KFF:
Iowa was found to be the best state to retire in 2023, according to financial website Bankrate.
Iowa was found to be the best state to retire in 2023 while Alaska was found to be the worst, according to financial website Bankrate.
From financial challenges to declining admissions, here are four hospitals that filed for bankruptcy, closed or announced plans to close so far in August:
Here are three major noncompete wins that Becker's has reported on since June 27:
David Robbins, MD, gastroenterologist at New York City-based Northwell Health, joined Becker's to discuss noncompetes and the hardest choices he's had to make as a physician.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt are taking steps to implement the Nurse Licensure Compact, which allows nurses with multistate licenses issued by 40 other states to practice in Pennsylvania.
There are 1,077,115 active physicians in the U.S., according to May data from KFF.
The insurance lobby persuaded federal officials to allow insurers to charge physicians for being paid electronically, according to an Aug. 21 report from Medscape.