Maryland bans noncompetes | FDA considering ‘ecstasy’ as treatment | Ascension uses pen-and-paper after ransomware attack

The new law will ban noncompetes in the state for all healthcare workers who provide care, including veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

The party drug could soon be prescribed, in conjunction with psychological interventions, as a treatment for mental health disorders.

Most of Ascension's retail pharmacies nationwide are unable to fill prescriptions or accept payments. During the outage, patients are being given pen-on-paper scripts. 

The Rand Corporation is reporting that, in 2022, employers and private insurers paid hospitals an average 254% more than what Medicare would have spent for the same services in the same facilities.

The lawsuit contends RateMDs has a conflict of interest and sells ads to medical professionals reviewed by users of the site.

Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported that Kaiser Permanente is working with Jefferies Financial Group to find secondary buyers.

The litigation stems from a 2023 recall of CPAP machines and ventilators that caused users to inhale pieces of foam during use. The faulty units were linked to at least 561 deaths.

Tracking technologies sent patient information to advertisers such as Microsoft, Google and Meta.

Researchers tracked data from more than 600 patients, noting that heart teams may want to reconsider how they classify residual TR after treatment. 

The Radiation Oncology Case Rate Value-Based Program Act of 2024 would build on the shelved RO Model and save the federal payment program $200M.