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Nearly four decades after Rep. Fortney Stark, D-Calif., first moved to bar physicians from referring Medicare patients to labs they had a financial stake in, Stark law is again the subject of bipartisan bills and trade group lobbying.  Here’s what’s…

Salt Lake City-based CHG Healthcare has acquired KREWE Anesthesia, a company specializing in CRNA staffing.  KREWE Anesthesia, which was founded by practicing CRNAs, matches providers into single-role locum placements and ongoing managed services, according to an Aug. 11 news release…

Becker’s has reported on three ASC closures in the last week as outpatient surgery facilities cite consolidation, efficiency and shifting care sites. Here are the three closures: 1. Vandalia Health is closing the SurgiCare outpatient surgical facility at CAMC Memorial…

This is a column by Les Jebson, administrator of the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Network at Prisma Health. The presence of medical device representatives in surgical settings has become increasingly common in modern healthcare, particularly as procedures grow more technologically…

Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners has focused much of its efforts in 2026 toward optimizing its portfolio.  In July, the company signed a definitive agreement to sell its ownership interests in two hospitals to Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, a major…

More than one-third of cardiologists have a family net worth of $5 million or more in 2026, and that share is growing, according to Medscape’s “Cardiologist Wealth & Debt Report 2026: Is the Rising Net Worth Tide Carrying Your Boat?” …

Three Colorado Springs, Colo.-based healthcare companies and two individuals face False Claims Act allegations of submitting tens of thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicare and Tricare using a deceased physician’s provider number to obtain higher reimbursement rates, the Justice Department…

CMS’ addition of 573 codes to the ASC covered procedure list for 2026 has sparked new interest from ASC leaders in expanding service lines. But the logistics, investments and operational tools necessary to ramp up or add entirely new services…

ASCs can often deliver surgical care more efficiently and at a lower cost than HOPDs, but regulatory and reimbursement barriers continue to stand in the way.  Scott Shapiro, MD, a cardiologist with Horsham, Pa.-based AMS Cardiology and past president of…