Steph Weber

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Former UCLA Doctor Receives $14 Million in Gender Discrimination Retrial

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: May 21, 2024

Female doctor says institutions must increase transparency and practices that support equal pay for equal work.

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Rural Health System ‘Teetering on Brink’ of Collapse, Says AMA

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: May 10, 2024

Rural doctors are leaving the field because of reduced reimbursements and cumbersome administrative tasks.

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Docs Vent As Feds Investigate Private Equity, Consolidation in Medicine

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: May 8, 2024

“One in four ERs is now (under-)staffed by private equity firms. This is leading to longer wait times, deterioration in patient care, and higher bi...

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Federal Trade Commission Bans Noncompete Agreements, Urges More Protections for Healthcare Workers

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: April 24, 2024

But dissenting commissioners dispute the FTC’s authority to broadly ban noncompetes.

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New Federal Rule Delivers Workplace Support, Time Off for Pregnant Docs

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: April 22, 2024

Newly updated guidelines for the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act could help physicians better balance career and family.

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Proposed Bill Could End Student Aid for US Med Schools With DEI Programs

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: March 21, 2024

A proposed bill would disallow medical schools using ethnicity, sex, or race in admissions from funding or student loan plans.

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Hospital Mergers in 2024: Five Things to Know

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: March 6, 2024

The outlook for mergers and acquisitions of hospitals this year includes increased concern regarding HCP and patient impact.

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Urologist Sues Health System Over Noncompete Clause

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: February 16, 2024

Pennsylvania physician files suit over noncompete agreement that bans working with another local practice.

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Physician Fined $25K Over Supervision of DNP Who Called Herself ‘Doctor’

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: February 6, 2024

Doctor and DNP fined after the latter promoted herself as “Doctor” in social media and advertising.

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Doc Sues State Over ‘Antiquated’ Telehealth Rules

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: February 2, 2024

Post COVID-19, rules against interstate practice have resumed. Doctor has sued over rules that could limit access to specialists.

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Licensing Hurdles Keep Foreign-Trained Docs in Nonphysician Roles

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: January 25, 2024

Doctors who immigrate to the US often do not find employment in comparable roles after entering the US.

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Should Physicians Offer Patients Medical Credit Cards?

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: January 2, 2024

Historically, patients who apply for the cards have tended to use them to finance cosmetic or other lifestyle medicine procedures, but the CFPB sai...

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Doctors in 2 More States May Qualify for Student Loan Forgiveness

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: December 28, 2023

Loan forgiveness has several qualifications.

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10% of US physicians work for or under UnitedHealth. Is that a problem?

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: December 15, 2023

The company added 20,000 physicians in the last year alone, including a previously physician-owned multispecialty grou...

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UHC accused of using AI to skirt doctors’ orders, deny claims

Author:: Steph Weber

Publish date: November 21, 2023

The case raises ethical and legal questions about whether AI can replace or supplement human tasks and interactions.