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Legislators voted to move five of the six bills forward in the legislative process, including bills banning non-compete agreements for physicians and placing limits on prior authorization.
The amount is in addition to the $345 million that Community Health Network paid in December 2023 to settle much of the case with the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Indiana Southern District court affirmed that the vascular surgeo’s claims against the hospital did not constitute a legitimate antitrust case, stating his allegations of breach of contract and defamation were also without merit.
The jury deliberated for about three hours before returning a verdict in favor of Dr. Timothy Story, ending a lawsuit that lasted for about 3-1/2 years.
The university plans to launch degree programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy and other rehabilitative health care services, and expand undergraduate and graduate nursing programs, with additional locations.
The lab, which will be located on the second floor of the 11-story IU Medical Education and Research Building, will emphasize hands-on physical dissection as a vital component of medical training.
Last month, the federal Medicare program proposed a 2.9% cut to physician pay for 2025. That marked the fifth straight year that regulators proposed cutting payments to doctors for thousands of services, from stitching a wound to replacing a knee.
Dr. Greg Hardin, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine, claims that Franciscan Alliance engaged in conduct harmful to his practice over the course of several years.
The move comes a year after the Indiana General Assembly passed a law banning noncompete clauses in new contracts for physicians practicing primary care. IU Health said it decided to extend the same benefit to physicians who are currently employed.
Dr. Leonard Dale Guyer has been the subject of controversy several times over the past two decades.
Some warn that the spiraling number of deals could lead to large physician groups having an unfairly high market share, which could lead to price increases and cost-cutting.
A decades-old federal program that offers doctors incentives to practice in disadvantaged communities has had little effect on physician density or patient mortality, a recent analysis concludes.
The court declined to apply the state’s new statute, but found that Lutheran’s physician noncompete agreement was unenforceable, overbroad and unreasonable.
A group of about 30 independent medical practices in Indiana, called Indiana Physicians Health Alliance Inc., registered with the state in July as a not-for-profit after nearly two years of organizing.
The company, which provides doctors to rural hospitals to staff their emergency rooms and other critical areas, listed liabilities of $18.5 million and assets of just $19,701.
In 1994, five states allowed nurse practitioners full practice authority—meaning they didn’t need physician supervision to test, treat and prescribe. Today, 27 states and Washington, D.C., do.
With key hearings scheduled in licensing and civil litigation against Indianapolis OB-GYN Dr. Caitlin Bernard this month, the Indiana Attorney General’s Office will be down four attorneys who worked on the case but have now resigned.
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is against the bill, arguing that the government should have no role in private contractual matters.
The Legislature is considering a bill that put Indiana on a list of more than a dozen other states that expressly prohibit or sharply limit non-compete agreements for physicians and other patient-care professionals.
