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CMS proposes cutting physician payments for fifth straight year
CMS has released its proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, or PFS, which includes a 2.93% cut in physician payments from the previous year, according to a press release.
Q&A: Women less likely than men to receive guideline-directed care during heart surgery
Three studies published recently indicate that women who undergo heart surgery are less likely to receive guideline-directed care and more likely to have poor outcomes compared with men.
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$1 billion Bloomberg gift allows most med students at Johns Hopkins to attend for free
Bloomberg Philanthropies announced that it has donated $1 billion to make Johns Hopkins University’s medical school free for most of its students seeking an MD.
Half of US counties, mostly rural, lack any cardiologists
Nearly half of U.S. counties lack cardiologists, almost all of which are rural, with lower household income and higher prevalence of CV risk factors, according to a research letter published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Disability insurance protects against financial demise
Like many sports, such as soccer and basketball, financial independence requires simultaneous offense and defense. One of the most important defensive plays a physician must make is buying disability insurance.
‘Ho-ho, ha-ha-ha!’ Try laughter yoga to improve well-being
To combat the myriad of stressors in life, taking a break to plug into your inner joy opens the door to increased well-being.
FDA grants regulatory clearance to XSense Cryoablation System in many indications
IceCure Medical has received marketing authorization from the FDA for its next-generation single probe cryoablation system, the company announced in a press release.
Hundreds of private equity-acquired cardiology sites emerged from the pandemic
Hundreds of private equity acquisitions of cardiology clinics occurred in the later years of the COVID-19 pandemic and in the wealthiest of U.S. communities, researchers reported.
Protect a physician’s most valuable asset with disability insurance
Given the substantial investment to become a practicing physician, it should not be surprising that the most significant asset of most physicians is their ability to practice their profession.
Supreme Court blocks Sackler family immunity, dismantles Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday that members of the Sackler family cannot be protected from future lawsuits for their roles in the opioid epidemic.
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Burnout, withdrawal remain ‘alarmingly high’ among physicians and residents
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Over one-third of adults not planning on receiving recommended vaccines this fall
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