The numbers come from the Urban Institute, which anticipates the erosion will vary state-by-state, depending on the speed of regulatory oversight.

The panel has not met in over a year, despite usually meeting three times annually. The new makeup of the group signals an increasing focus on the prevention of heart disease and certain cancers.

Zakia Khan, 55, from New York City pleaded guilty to billing Medicaid for unnecessary patient services, paying coconspirators illegal kickbacks in exchange for referrals. Her businesses earned roughly $56 million in fraudulent reimbursement, the DOJ said.

Add lanes to a highway and the traffic only gets more congested. Add doctors to a local health system and waiting times increase. What explains these parallel paradoxes? 

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.

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.

A new report from the University of Minnesota found that OB/GYN specialty care is drying up nationwide, but healthcare facilities in rural America are the most affected.