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Dr. Byron Hapner has been recognized as a Top Doc by Philadelphia Magazine for excellence in gynecologic surgery.

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Pennsylvania has a new law limiting noncompete agreements for doctors and others to one year. Unfortunately, this law is watered-down and not in the public interest. The comment from the lawyer stating that non-competes prevent physicians from "just jumping back and forth for

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Hey Cigna Healthcare Waiting on hold now for 50 minutes to appeal an MRI you chose to deny. I've already been transferred twice and I'm still waiting for help. You made a medical decision to deny an MRI for a patient who has a large pelvic mass on ultrasound suspicious for malignancy.

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) removed from its website a recently released report which condemned private equity's involvement in healthcare. PE ownership of nursing homes results in an 11% increase in patient deaths. PE-owned healthcare facilities experience

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On January 7th, 2025 I shared a video, after I was asked to call UnitedHealthcare from the operating room to answer administrative questions about the patient who was having surgery to treat breast cancer. Despite my efforts, they denied her stay. UnitedHealthcare didn’t stop at

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Excellent independent reporting about how private equity has harmed health care in UP Michigan, including the removal of OB/GYN services at one hospital. TV6 & FOX UP @Vinny906 uppermichiganssource.com/2025/02/13/the…

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United Health Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, stopped covering a 22-year old's asthma medication. A series of unfortunate events follow. He's dead now. archive.is/UoQGD

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Most people have heard of the Pap test, but it seems that few know how it got its name. On this day 63 years ago, Dr. George Papanicolaou passed away, leaving behind a legacy that's saved innumerable lives. Dr. Papanicolaou and his wife Mary's groundbreaking work in developing

Most people have heard of the Pap test, but it seems that few know how it got its name.

On this day 63 years ago, Dr. George Papanicolaou passed away, leaving behind a legacy that's saved innumerable lives. 

Dr. Papanicolaou and his wife Mary's groundbreaking work in developing
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An AMA journal editorial expresses concern that the current administration's "flurry of orders" threatens to harm public health. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

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Private equity deals endanger CT hospitals. "Most strikingly, when I surveyed providers nationally working within these systems, they unanimously stated they would not recommend that a family member receive care at a private equity-owned hospital." ctmirror.org/2025/02/26/pri…

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Crozer-Chester Medical Center closing. Private equity owner reaps profits. How many lives have to be at risk before it's illegal for private equity to be involved in health care? reader.inquirer.com/infinity/artic…

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Ms. Khan, I'll be forever grateful for your fight against noncompete clauses. Please keep highlighting how harmful they are to healthcare workers and the public.

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A new book, BAD COMPANY, reveals that private equity ruins more than healthcare. "Private equity controls our hospitals, daycare centers, supermarket chains, voting machine manufacturers, local newspapers, nursing home operators, fertility clinics, and prisons. The industry even

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WAY TO GO OREGON! Senate bill 951 requires all healthcare entities to be majority physician-owned. No more private equity or UnitedHealthcare-owned practices. This bill also goes one step further: no more non-compete clauses. New Jersey legislators NJ Assembly Democrats -- why aren't