President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, released May 2, outlines a $160 billion reduction in non-defense federal spending. Here are five things ASCs need to know: 1. Major cuts to NIH and CDC: The budget proposes nearly halving the budgets for the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and […]
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Upland, Pa.-based Crozer-Chester Medical Center officially closed May 2, marking the final step in Prospect Medical Holdings’ plan to shut down the Crozer Health system. Here are five things to know: 1. The closure of Crozer-Chester Medical Center follows the April 26 shutdown of Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park, Pa. Combined, the closures have led […]
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An Opelousas, La.-based nurse practitioner has been convicted for her involvement in a more than $2 million fraud scheme, the Justice Department announced in a May 2 news release. What happened? What’s next?
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A nationwide study found that ASCs treat 15% more patients in socially vulnerable areas for cardiac interventions compared with hospital outpatient departments. According to a May 1 news release from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions, ASCs could be an important key in closing healthcare gaps in vulnerable populations. Here are five other takeaways […]
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A surgeon in Lufkin, Texas, has permanently closed his practice and stopped treating patients at another medical center after an investigation by The Lufkin Daily News into allegations of medical malpractice, the publication reported May 2. Allegations involving patient deaths and post-surgical complications have been leveled against Mario Matos-Cruz, MD, who was hired by Woodland […]
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Physician burnout rates have dropped below 45% for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a May 1 report from the American Medical Association. The AMA’s Organizational Biopsy report surveyed 18,000 physicians across 43 states and more than 100 health systems. According to the most recent report, 43.2% of physicians reported experiencing […]
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Female physicians and physicians under 40 plan to retire at an earlier age than their male and senior counterparts, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Ambitions for Life After Practicing: Medscape Physicians and Retirement Report,” published May 2. Medscape surveyed 7,322 practicing physicians in the U.S. for the annual report. Physicians across more than 29 specialties participated […]
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Physician assistants in California, the state where PAs have the highest average annual salary, earn $68,100 more than PAs in Arkansas, the state where the profession has the lowest annual salary. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated salary information for physician assistants to reflect 2024 information on April 2. Across the U.S., physician assistants […]
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The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., has been named the top CRNA school in 2025, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Grad School” rankings. Each university was given a score from 1 (marginal) to 5 (outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions. Read more […]
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The American Gastroenterological Association has partnered with healthcare startup incubator MATTER to launch an inaugural incubator focused on GI startups. The program will support startups that specialize in transforming the patient experience, advancing diagnostics and accelerating therapies for digestive diseases, according to a May 1 press release. The initiative aims to address chronic GI conditions […]
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