President Joe Biden recently commuted the prison sentence of Shelinder Aggarwal, who was allegedly the most prolific Medicare prescriber of opioids in the U.S., WAFF reported Dec. 17.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a physician in New York for prescribing abortion medication to a Texas resident through telemedicine services.
The most important thing for female physicians in the workplace is a commitment to work-life balance for physicians and staff, according to Medscape's 2024 "Fighting Glass Ceilings: Medscape Female Physician Career Tracks Report," published Dec. 11.
CMS has issued updated guidance for surveyors and healthcare providers on addressing immediate jeopardy, the most severe type of noncompliance warning as the findings can place organizations at risk of losing federal funding.
The Arkansas State Medical Board voted to delay action in the case of a physician seeking to return to practice after being accused of rape and sexual assault until after his charges are heard in court, effectively denying his request,…
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Rising labor expenses and shrinking reimbursements are putting significant pressure on hospitals’ financial health, according to Kaufman Hall's National Hospital Flash Report.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine's Medicare and Medicaid funding in a Nov. 24 post to social media platform X, the San Antonio Current reported Nov. 27.
The Indiana Attorney General's office will drop its case against a Carmel, Ind., physician it had previously accused of misconduct and being "unfit to practice," WRTV Indianapolis reported Nov. 26.
Physician staffing firm NES Health is planning to shutter operations following financial challenges.
Here are five major physician group deals Becker's has reported on in 2024: