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Hospital ownership of health insurance plans increased from 18.3% in 2018 to 27.2% in 2023, with higher adoption among academic institutions. Effects on care, physician incentives, and costs remain uncertain.

A Medicare-based analysis found substantial geographic variation in access to board-certified neuromuscular physicians for patients with myasthenia gravis, with specialist growth failing to fully offset regional disparities despite increases in both workforce size and disease prevalence.

As generative artificial intelligence enters neurology practice, professional organizations and emerging evidence emphasize physician oversight, documentation, privacy compliance, and independent clinical judgment amid ongoing concerns about hallucinations, liability, and patient safety.

A state Supreme Court reinstated a malpractice lawsuit involving delayed multiple sclerosis diagnosis after determining that unresolved questions remained regarding whether failure to communicate abnormal MRI findings may have deprived a patient of earlier treatment and a potentially better clinical position.