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A Kentucky physician and nurse have been convicted of conspiracy to illicitly prescribe controlled substances and related offenses.

The most wealthy physician billionaires on Forbes' real-time billionaire tracker are varying degrees of self-made. Thomas Frist Jr., MD, the richest self-made physician billionaire in the U.S. — worth $21.1 billion — earned a "self-made" score of seven.

Here are seven moves by CVS Health that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 23:

Larry Butler Jr., senior director of facilities at Penn Medicine's Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, is out of his role just one month after taking it on.

Healthcare software-as-a-service platform Zivian Health has partnered with Matchday to reduce burnout and connect physicians with jobs and alternative income opportunities.

A Stoughton, Mass. man has been indicted for allegedly impersonating physicians to obtain prescription drugs illegally and selling them for profit.

Six medications have fallen into short supply since late August, according to recent reports from the FDA and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.

Montana is the best state to practice medicine, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Duke University in Durham, N.C., and Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania have the best Bachelor of Science in nursing programs in the country, according to rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

Input on CMS' proposed physician fee schedule for 2024 was due last week — and among comments from providers, private insurers and other healthcare players, there were a few common themes.