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Here are five federal healthcare updates Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 11:

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From a decline in flu activity to an increase in physician wait times, here are five federal healthcare updates Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 6:

From an increase in U.S. healthcare spending to a proposed rule that could save $454 million a year in administrative costs, here are five federal healthcare updates Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 20:

Alfonso Luevano, MD, a primary care physician in Carrizo Springs, Texas, along with three members of his clinical staff and his office manager, were sentenced for unlawful distribution of controlled substances and Medicaid fraud, the Justice Department…

Here are five physician fraud cases that Becker’s has reported on since Dec. 5:

A former licensed registered nurse was charged with allegedly tampering with vials of liquid fentanyl at an ASC in Martin County, Fla., where she previously worked, the Justice Department said Dec. 16.

The potential end of mpox’s public health emergency designation and four more federal healthcare updates Becker’s has reported on since Nov. 30:

Martin Evers, MD, was found guilty on 71 counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances Dec. 5. The counts against Dr. Evers include the unlawful distribution of fentanyl, methadone, oxycodone and diazepam.