TikTok recently was temporarily banned in the U.S. for 12 hours, and several physician content creators are opposing any further ban, MedPage Today reported Jan. 21.
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Seven major Stark Law indictments contributed to a record-breaking year for whistleblower qui tam lawsuits in 2024, according to a Jan. 15 Justice Department report.
More than 15,000 physicians have signed a letter pushing senators to vote against the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nomination for secretary of HHS.
Physician-assisted suicide has appeared in headlines in recent months as some states seek to expand access to the practice.
A physician in Indianapolis is suing the Indiana Department of Health and members of the state medical licensing board in federal court over enforcement of a state law regarding reporting requirements for physicians that perform abortions, the Daily Journal reported…
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Physicians faced numerous challenges in 2024, from increased legal pitfalls in some areas of care to deteriorating physician autonomy.
Congress has signed a downsized funding bill to avoid a government shutdown, which did not include a bipartisan package that would have offset CMS' 2.85% cut to physician payments in 2025.
2024 has become a more legally treacherous year for physicians and it's affecting the way they practice medicine.
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.
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.