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Doc shortage a national security crisis? | VA watchdog using Microsoft Copilot for audits | $7M in Medicare fraud
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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Physician shortage a looming national security crisis, researcher says

In an op-ed published by The Hill, a policy expert calls for a paradigm shift in which the U.S. addresses the shortage of doctors with supportive policy that alleviates the hefty price tag of medical school.

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Physician shortage a looming national security crisis, researcher says

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In an op-ed published by The Hill, a policy expert calls for a paradigm shift in which the U.S. addresses the shortage of doctors with supportive policy that alleviates the hefty price tag of medical school.
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Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General uses Microsoft Copilot to guide reviews of care sites

Since 2024, the VA-OIG has been using the popular AI chatbot to pull necessary records and data to conduct its regulatory audits, a media report reveals.

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Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General uses Microsoft Copilot to guide reviews of care sites

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Since 2024, the VA-OIG has been using the popular AI chatbot to pull necessary records and data to conduct its regulatory audits, a media report reveals.
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$7M in Medicare fraud results in prison term for eye doctor

In total, Helen Boerman, an optometric physician, admitted to sending $11 million in false claims to various government healthcare programs. She will spend the next three-and-a-half years in prison.

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$7M in Medicare fraud results in prison term for eye doctor

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In total, Helen Boerman, an optometric physician, admitted to sending $11 million in false claims to various government healthcare programs. She will spend the next three-and-a-half years in prison.
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Featured Articles

Report: GE HealthCare to buy Sofie Biosciences for $1 billion as part of pharmaceutical diagnostics expansion

The deal, which sources told reporters could be finalized as early as next week, would mean GE HealthCare would become the sole owner of the private-equity backed radiopharmaceutical developer.

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Report: GE HealthCare to buy Sofie Biosciences for $1 billion as part of pharmaceutical diagnostics expansion

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The deal, which sources told reporters could be finalized as early as next week, would mean GE HealthCare would become the sole owner of the private-equity backed radiopharmaceutical developer.
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Doctor-turned-senator sued 700+ patients for medical debts, often charging 18% interest

The details come from the New York Times, whose reporters found that Sen. Roger Marshall, MD, (R-KS) sued patients for as little as $101 during his two decades working as an OB-GYN.

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Doctor-turned-senator sued 700+ patients for medical debts, often charging 18% interest

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The details come from the New York Times, whose reporters found that Sen. Roger Marshall, MD, (R-KS) sued patients for as little as $101 during his two decades working as an OB-GYN.
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Ukrainian national linked to Conti ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals gets 4-year sentence

Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, was arrested in Ireland in 2023. As part of the cybercrime group linked to the deployment of Conti, Lytvynenko was found to have possessed data from 12 victims. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. 

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Ukrainian national linked to Conti ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals gets 4-year sentence

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Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, was arrested in Ireland in 2023. As part of the cybercrime group linked to the deployment of Conti, Lytvynenko was found to have possessed data from 12 victims. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. 
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In Case You Missed It

McKesson makes major $2.25B oncology drug development acquisition

The Texas-based company is buying Precision Medicine Group, a Maryland-based company that supports cancer drug development with a variety of resources, including data and labs. 

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McKesson makes major $2.25B oncology drug development acquisition

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The Texas-based company is buying Precision Medicine Group, a Maryland-based company that supports cancer drug development with a variety of resources, including data and labs. 
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Ethicists: Clinicians aren’t wrong to expect involvement from certain patients’ families—but they wouldn’t be right to request it, either

Many nurses have spent untold hours at the bedsides of frail and fading inpatients who, despite having blood relatives in the vicinity, rarely receive visitors. In these scenarios, it’s only human for a healthcare worker to feel some measure of resentment toward the absentee family.

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Ethicists: Clinicians aren’t wrong to expect involvement from certain patients’ families—but they wouldn’t be right to request it, either

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hospital patient human touch
Many nurses have spent untold hours at the bedsides of frail and fading inpatients who, despite having blood relatives in the vicinity, rarely receive visitors. In these scenarios, it’s only human for a healthcare worker to feel some measure of resentment toward the absentee family.
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In Other News

New data challenge long-held assumption about high blood pressure in women

Clinicians have believed for years that menopause was responsible for a dramatic shift in pulse pressure that occurs in women as they age. According to a large new study, however, that change appears to occur years before menopause even begins. 

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New data challenge long-held assumption about high blood pressure in women

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Clinicians have believed for years that menopause was responsible for a dramatic shift in pulse pressure that occurs in women as they age. According to a large new study, however, that change appears to occur years before menopause even begins. 
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FDA approves new brain cancer imaging agent from Telix

Pixclara is a radioactive diagnostic drug paired with PET imaging, used to help doctors distinguish between returning brain cancer or harmless changes caused by previous treatment.

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FDA approves new brain cancer imaging agent from Telix

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Pixclara is a radioactive diagnostic drug paired with PET imaging, used to help doctors distinguish between returning brain cancer or harmless changes caused by previous treatment.
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