House Republicans released a seven-month funding plan to avoid a government shutdown. The measure locked in a 2.83% cut CMS to physician pay for 2025, but Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, said his proposal to ...

A Baton Rouge, La., man has pleaded guilty to falsely identifying himself as a physician. Samrat Mukherjee, a licensed paramedic with Acadian Ambulance Service, admitted to posing as a medical doctor ...

The House has introduced a new funding bill to keep the government running through Sept. 30, but notably missing is a fix to the 2.83% cut to Medicare physician reimbursement. While the stopgap bill ...

Franklin, Tenn.-based Outpatient Imaging Affiliates, a private equity-backed physician group that delivers outpatient imaging services to hospitals, is launching a network of outpatient imaging ...

El Paso, Texas-based John Patterson, MD, has agreed to pay $468,626 to resolve false claims allegations. Dr. Patterson allegedly received kickbacks from Nursemind Home Care, a freestanding hospice ...

A Coral Springs, Fla., man has been convicted for his role in a durable medical equipment kickback scheme, according to a March 10 news release from the Justice Department. Raheel Naviwala and his ...

Vineland, N.J.-based Inspira Health has added a cardiovascular disease fellowship beginning in the 2025 to 2026 academic year. Inspira also plans to add a neurology residency, according to a March 11 ...

Compass Surgical Partners has joined with the Orthopaedic Institute of North Texas and Lam Vascular & Associates to operate a new ASC in Frisco, Texas. Frisco Station Surgery Center will offer ...

East Meadow, N.Y.-based Nassau University Medical Center has opened a new thoracic surgery clinic, Long Island Press reported March 10. The clinic opened March 7, according to the report. The center ...

Medical malpractice insurance is essential for protecting physicians from financial and legal risks, particularly amid the rise in malpractice lawsuits, according to a March 5 article on Physicians ...

Medscape released a report outlining the best and worst states to practice by region March 11. The report analyzed factors including physician burnout rate, compensation, state tax burden, living cost ...

Fremont, Calif., has been named the happiest city in the U.S., according to WalletHub’s 2025 rankings. For the rankings, shared with Becker’s March 6, the personal finance website compared 182 of the ...