The new law will ban noncompetes in the state for all healthcare workers who provide care, including veterinarians and veterinary technicians.

Donald Salzberg, MD, of Avon, Connecticut, also must pay $1.34 million in restitution to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers. 

The commission sued Welsh Carson in September, claiming the New York investment outfit and US Anesthesia Partners have perpetrated an “anticompetive scheme” to drive up prices.

The Los Angeles-based imaging center operator issued a statement disputing the ruling and highlighting plans to fight it in court. 

The lawsuit contends RateMDs has a conflict of interest and sells ads to medical professionals reviewed by users of the site.

In a public letter, the groups are urging UnitedHealth Group to announce a timeline for notifying patients about what personal data was stolen in the breach of Change Healthcare's systems.

The Department of Justice said Thomas Romando, MD, illegally prescribed over 137,000 pills to nine patients over a five-year period.

Surgeons at the health system were accused of performing unnecessary procedures and receiving bonuses as kickbacks. UPMC does not admit wrongdoing.