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Is Your Compliance Plan Protecting You?
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Is Your Compliance Plan Protecting You?

Healthcare compliance plans are essential to ensure your practice is following the law. Your compliance plan can keep your practice out of trouble.

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A recent enforcement action highlights the need for an effective and updated compliance plan.

A physician in Arkansas has been sentenced to 102 months of prison time and to pay over $4.63 million in restitution. Following release from prison, he will have three (3) years of supervised

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Seven issues that will define the 2024 election
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Seven issues that will define the 2024 election

A handful of issues are emerging as possible flashpoints in the 2024 election as Republicans and Democrats look to fine tune their messaging ahead of a consequential presidential election.

President Biden sparred with conservatives over Social Security and Medicare during his annual State of the Union address, engaging in a spirited back and forth with Republicans over the issue. And if Democrats’ messaging on key 2023 races like the Wisconsin Supreme Court is any indication, the party is also likely to lean on the issue of abortion as well.

Meanwhile, prospective Republican presidential hopefuls are already wading into issues like

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Fans of the discredited way to teach reading a dangerous cult
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Fans of the discredited way to teach reading a dangerous cult

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Who are the most dangerous cultists — adherents of a belief system regarded as unorthodox or spurious, to use a common definition — in the United States? Some will point to religions perceived as out of the mainstream, others will cite extreme political movements and still others might take a potshot at devotees of the Red Sox Nation.

But in a country built on the idea that free, competent public education is the bedrock to the success of individuals and society in

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FACT CHECK: Did one Illinois school really get $5 billion for CRT?
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FACT CHECK: Did one Illinois school really get $5 billion for CRT?

(WMBD) — US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) had a lot to say about Illinois education spending during a congressional hearing Wednesday, but people aren’t sure her claims are accurate.

The House Oversight Committee held a hearing in which Comptroller General Gene Dodaro answered questions about the use of federal funding during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the hearing, Greene claimed that an unnamed elementary school in Illinois had received a copious amount of money to be put toward teaching critical race theory.

“In Illinois, they received $5.1 billion at an elementary school there that used it for equity and diversity,”

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Is the FTC Banning Non-Competes?
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Is the FTC Banning Non-Competes?

Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that will ban many non-compete agreements throughout the country if it is enacted.

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Non-compete agreements are agreements that prevent employees from working in certain industries following employment with their current employer. They are often limited by geographic scope and time.

For example, a non-compete clause may prevent a physician from working in the medical field for one year following …

Can I Terminate My Physician Employment Agreement?
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Can I Terminate My Physician Employment Agreement?

Many of our physician clients are unaware of their termination rights prior to meeting with us.

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If you want to terminate your employment, the first thing you need to do is read your contract.

Most physician employment agreements have substantial termination provisions. You need to know what yours says regarding termination with and without cause, what notice is required, and what other provisions will be triggered by termination.

Many times,

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Walz proposes billions in child tax credits, education spending, creation of new agencies – Duluth News Tribune
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Walz proposes billions in child tax credits, education spending, creation of new agencies – Duluth News Tribune

st. PAUL — Minnesota Gov. Walz on Tuesday Team, Jan. 17, unveiled his administration’s education spending plan, proposed child tax credits and made his pitch for the creation of a new state agency dedicated to children and families.

The $12 billion package is the first piece of Walz’s budget proposals and includes billions in additional education spending, including more than $800 million for universal lunches for public school students. It would also provide billions in child tax credits over the next few years, something the administration said would put a significant dent in child poverty.

At his second inauguration Jan.

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12 Colorado cities, cities lose city standing with new Census standards | Subscriber Content material

Regardless of Colorado’s inhabitants exploding over the past decade, a dozen cities and cities misplaced their standing as city areas as a consequence of revised standards from the US Census Bureau.

The Census Bureau launched a listing of locations thought-about city primarily based on their new standards Thursday, displaying virtually 1,000 cities, cities and villages within the US being modified from “city” to “rural.” The brand new standards raised the minimal inhabitants threshold from 2,500 to five,000 folks and added a minimal of two,000 housing models to the definition.

The brand new classifications matter as a result of rural and

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