Walgreens' VillageMD is a huge contender in the race to acquire physicians.

Jacqueline Saito, MD, has been appointed the new chief quality and safety officer and vice president for medical affairs at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Monique Butler, MD, was appointed president of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's graduate medical education.

A physician who practiced alongside plastic surgeon and TikTok celebrity Katharine Grawe, MD, has surrendered his Ohio medical license, The Columbus Dispatch reported March 13. 

Alaska is the best state to be a high-income earner, according to a Feb. 29 report from WalletHub.

President Joe Biden included a number of healthcare initiatives in his $7.3 trillion budget, proposed March 11. 

Fifteen states have bills moving through their respective legislatures that would allow physician assistants to complete a single application to practice in participating states, rather than having to apply for licensure in each state. 

Self-employed physicians earn more than employed physicians overall, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2023." 

The majority of physicians feel negatively about private equity's role in healthcare, according to a study published March 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Ken Silverstein, MD, has been named vice president of clinical operations for Walmart Health, according to a March 8 LinkedIn post by David Carmouche, MD, Walmart Health's senior vice president of healthcare delivery.

Oregon legislators passed a bill March 6 that would change the title of physician assistant to physician associate.

A former nurse practitioner pleaded guilty to her role in a conspiracy to defraud Medicare of $136 million.

The general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board released a memo in May against noncompetes, according to a March 8 article from law firm Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein posted on JDSupra. 

President Joe Biden signed a $460 billion spending bill into law March 9 in an effort to avoid a partial government shutdown, CNBC reported March 9.

Alaska is the best state to be a high-income earner in, while New York is the worst, according to a Feb. 29 report from WalletHub.

McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey has appointed John Kennedy, MD, as chief medical officer.

With more than 221 primary care offices in more than 20 markets, retail giant Amazon is one of the biggest contenders in the race to acquire physicians. 

Miami is the city with the highest income growth, according to a Feb. 27 report on the "Happiest Cities in America" from WalletHub.

Sylvan Lake, Mich.-based osteopathic physician Rainna Brazil, DO, is facing multiple charges related to insurance fraud. 

Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has partnered with Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles to address the physician shortage across California.