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I applaud the efforts of several states that have enacted legislation to make it easier for physicians to get mental health treatment without incurring the wrath of physician health programs (PHPs).

The recently passed Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2023 includes a new Stark Law exception and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) safe harbor, allowing hospitals and other health care entities to ...

Boyd is director of education, Center for Bioethics, Harvard Medical School, and a senior lecturer on global health and social medicine, Harvard Medical School. In recent years, there has been a ...

TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Physician Health Programs (PHPs) are supposed to help physicians with addiction problems recover, while protecting public safety. All too often, ...

There has been a growing awareness about the mental health challenges faced by medical students, and the pandemic has only exacerbated those concerns. It is more critical than ever to ensure that ...

When Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care launched its Clinical Integration Program a little more than five years ago, very few organizations were aligning with independent physicians in ways ...

MEDVi, a telehealth platform serving more than 100,000 patients, today announced an expanded physician-led program ...

BEVERLY HILLS — Ariella Morrow, an internal medicine doctor, gradually slid from healthy self-esteem and professional success into the depths of depression. This story also ran on LAist. It can be ...

I applaud the efforts of several states that have enacted legislation to make it easier for physicians to get mental health treatment without incurring the wrath of physician health programs (PHPs).

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Physician Health Programs (PHPs) are supposed to help physicians with ...