CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, is pushing an ambitious agenda of reform for the agency, including sweeping changes to federal healthcare programs and goals to align policies with President Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. Here are eight policies…
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UC Irvine Department of Neurological Surgery’s former chair, Mark Linskey, MD, has been awarded $5.8 million in a retaliation lawsuit against the university medical center, according to a May 24 report from the LATimes. Dr. Linskey has been involved in…
The American Medical Association voiced its support for federal legislation that would create exemptions to permit physician ownership of hospitals in high-need rural areas in a May 29 report. Here are five things to know about the proposal: 1. The…
Five hospitals that have announced service reductions since April 20. 1. Madelia (Minn.) Health will close its only pharmacy on May 28 due to rising operational costs. The pharmacy is the sole location serving Lake Crystal, Minn. 2. Renton, Wash.-based…
Iowa lawmakers approved a bill requiring at least 80% of students admitted to the University of Iowa’s medical school are residents in the state or have attended an in-state university for their undergraduate degree, The Daily Iowan reported April 24. …
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Amid the ongoing shortage of primary care physicians, physicians and patients alike are weighing the benefits and drawbacks of concierge medicine, an increasingly popular solution to the long wait times and insurance delays associated with traditional practice models. In an…
An Idaho state judge ruled in partial favor of four women who recently sued the state after they were denied abortions they sought due to potentially life-threatening health conditions related to their respective pregnancies, the Idaho Statesman reported April 11. …
Here are eight things to know about how recent federal funding cuts have affected academic medical centers: 1. On April 4, a federal judge in Massachusetts issued a permanent injunction to block the Trump administration’s proposal to limit medical research…
Howard Tucker, MD, a neurologist in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is the oldest practicing physician in the world, according to a March 24 report by Ideastream Public Media. Here are five things to know about Dr. Tucker and his lifelong career…
Jana and Lara Baatenburg, both MDs, have opened a membership-based primary care practice in Grand Rapids, Mich., WZZM 13 reported March 18. The physicians, who are twin sisters, opened Concierge Medicine of West Michigan in 2024. Insurance is not billed…