Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against three major medical organizations alleging they “misled” the public and medical community regarding the reversibility and efficacy of gender-affirming care treatments. Here’s five things to know about the lawsuit: 1. The…
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New Jersey is rolling out new obligations for physicians aimed at improving patient safety during sensitive medical exams. The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has notified more than 67,000 physicians of new state medical board rules regarding breast, pelvic,…
An Oregon physician is suing Department of Homeland Security officials after her application for a green card was denied. Nikhila Palle, MD, an internal medicine physician practicing at Providence Medford (Ore.) Medical Center, filed a lawsuit against Secretary of Homeland…
Across Optum Health, Optum Insight and Optum Rx, 2025 marked a pivot from years of rapid expansion to focusing on value-based care and operational consistency. Here are seven ways Optum’s strategy shifted in 2025: 1. Refocusing on a core value-based…
Eleven physicians joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest threats physicians will face next year. Among the threats they cited were longstanding issues such as erosion of public trust to reimbursement declines. Yet, others saw more emergent ones stemming from workforce…
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A new law passed in Texas will allow private citizens to sue anyone who manufactures or distributes abortion drugs to or from the state, including out-of-state providers via telehealth, KFOX14 reported Dec. 1. Here are five things to know about…
A urologist at Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care has become the first in Illinois to perform a bladder control procedure using Medtronic’s Altaviva implant. Sarah Martin, DO, completed the procedure at DuPage Medical Group, part of Duly’s Chicagoland-based…
CMS released its finalized 2025 physician fee schedule Oct. 31, which included an “efficiency adjustment” of negative 2.5% work RVUs. Dozens of physician organizations condemned the rule and the reduction, with the American Medical Association arguing that reimbursement under Medicare…
Sixty-one percent of physicians said their patients were influenced by medical misinformation at least a moderate amount over the past year, according to a survey from the Physician’s Foundation. The report, which surveyed more than 1,000 physicians, explored the impact…
From shrinking reimbursement margins to cyberattacks and staffing shortages, here’s five reasons why physician practices are shuttering in 2025: 1. Reimbursement challenges For many independent physicians, reimbursement cuts remain the most immediate threat to survival. In March, Lisa Egbert, MD,…