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The Chicago Cubs have announced the retirement of its head team physician and medical director, Stephen Adams, MD.

A physician's office in Pennsylvania confirmed it was the target of a cybersecurity attack in early February, according to a Feb. 20 report from ABC affiliate WPVI.

Brandi Kennedy, MD, has joined the team at Statesville, N.C.-based Piedmont HealthCare OB/GYN, Iredell Free News reported Feb. 20. 

The Medical Group Management Association, a network of over 60,000 medical group leaders, submitted a Feb. 10 letter to CMS weighing in on several key issues for 2023, including prior authorization reform and prescription drug prices. 

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, MD, has allocated over $74 million for healthcare in his additional budget requests to the state legislature.

The American Medical Association has sent a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, asking the agency to finalize proposed reforms on prior authorization requirements.

From being knighted to being hand-picked by President Joe Biden for an advisory board, here are 10 physicians who made headlines for their achievements, as reported by Becker's, since Feb. 2:

The American Academy of Family Physicians has sent a letter to President Joe Biden with recommendations for continuing healthcare access after the federal COVID-19 public emergency ends May 11.

A study shows that pairing primary care physicians with scribes can significantly improve physician wellbeing and decrease burnout rates, according to a Feb. 16 report from the American Medical Association. 

Erica Ciminelli, MD, has joined the team at Williamsburg, Va.-based Sentara Pediatric Physicians, the Peninsula Chronicle reported Feb. 14.