A group of emergency physicians and consumer advocates in multiple states are pushing for stiffer enforcement of decades-old statutes that prohibit the ownership of medical practices by corporations not owned by licensed doctors. Thirty-three states plus the District of Columbia have rules on their books against the so-called corporate practice of medicine. But over the
A group of emergency physicians and consumer advocates in multiple states are pushing for stiffer enforcement of decades-old statutes that prohibit the ownership of medical practices by corporations not owned by licensed doctors.
this dangerous spike in a common respiratory illness known as rsv among children. it s now really impacting hospitals. as we know, across the country in capacity, doctors concerned the health risk could worsen in the weeks to come as the flu and a possible covid surge loom. cnn s senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins me now. in terms of the cases where do they stand this morning and are we starting to see an impact now beyond just children s hospital beds but on other emergency care services at these hospitals? so, erica, we are. they re being felt impacts throughout hospital systems. let s take a look at this numbers. you can see from this graph that cases have gone up dramatically. rsv cases always go up when the weather gets colder, but this is especially dramatic, especially early. so this is really unusual and i