Jeff Reynolds

The medical tourism industry in North America reached almost $24 billion in 2017, and that total is expected to grow to more than $52 billion by 2023, achieving a compound annual growth rate of 14.4 percent, a new report states.

Direct primary care practices (DPC) are becoming increasingly popular with doctors and patients alike, the president of the Association of Ameri- can Physicians and Surgeons reports in the fall issue of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance is considering a bill that would penalize business owners for hiring employees using federal entitlement programs, by increasing the corporate tax rate paid by owners.

Santa Cruz, California voters will decide in November whether to approve a ballot measure that would amend the city’s charter to create new government regulations restricting apartment prices and leasing terms.