Here are two recent Stark law cases that Becker's has reported on since Jan. 23:

Physicians, ASCs and health systems alike have been rattled by — and relieved to learn about — recent changes in healthcare.

Major ASC chain Surgery Partners has 192 ASC affiliates all across the U.S.

Johnson & Johnson is eliminating 51 positions at its consumer health spinoff Kenvue through the first half of the year, according to a WARN notice filed with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. 

ASC management company Compass Surgical Partners has made quite a name for itself over the past few months.

Private practice is becoming a more difficult option for physicians in today's economy.

A free speech lawsuit filed by Michael Joyner, MD, against Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is set to go before a jury in July 2025, NBC affiliate KTTC reported Feb. 15. 

Depression is on the rise among all physicians, with urologists facing the highest rates of mild to severe depression, according to a Feb. 20 report from the American Medical Association based on a depression and burnout survey of 7,360 specialists. 

Hawaii is the state with the lowest real estate property tax rate, while New Jersey is the state with the highest, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Less than two months into 2024, major corporations have already cut thousands of jobs nationwide in an effort to drive down costs, according to a Feb. 18 report from CNBC.

Certificate-of-need laws, which require healthcare providers and systems to get special permission from the state government before expanding or building a new facility, are often controversial among healthcare leaders. 

Forbes has named the 25 most philanthropic billionaires of 2024, with the year's 34 healthcare billionaires notably missing from the list. 

Hill Physicians Medical Group is the largest active physician group in the country, with 2,258 locations, according to a Jan. 5 report from healthcare analytics company Definitive Healthcare.

A California physician was convicted for his role in a scheme that defrauded Medicare of more than $2.8 million. 

There are 126,634 active physician assistants in the country, according to January data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

There are 338,899 actively practicing physician groups in the U.S., according to a Jan. 5 report from healthcare intelligence company Definitive Healthcare.

Martin Evers, MD, a former physician in Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for unlawfully prescribing oxycodone, fentanyl, and methadone to three patients, including one woman who died as a result of using the drugs.

In wake of CMS' finalized physician fee schedule, which cut physician pay by 3.4% compared to last year despite rising inflation and practice costs, some practices and physicians made the decision to drop Medicare patients. 

Plastic and orthopedic surgeons consistently place as the top earners of the ASC specialties, according to Medscape compensation reports. 

The volume of ASCs in Massachusetts is well below the national average, according to a Feb. 15 report from local news station WWLP based on data shared with state health regulators.