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ASCs want higher reimbursements now: 5 leaders' thoughts
For many ASCs, cost pressures persist and payers haven't adjusted to reflect rising costs. -
Physician sues Indiana health system over noncompete contract
Pediatric intensivist David Lankford, DO, is suing Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health Network, his former employer, to get out of his noncompete agreement, Indiana Public Media reported July 10. -
3 Stark law updates changing the healthcare landscape
Here are three Stark law updates Becker's has reported on since June 6: -
Largest physician groups based on Medicare charges
HCA Florida Healthcare Physicians is the largest physician group based on the amount of its Medicare charges, which reach over $6 billion annually, according to June 2023 data sent to Becker's from Definitive Healthcare. Editor's note: Data comes from the CMS Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File, refreshed once a year in June. Current data represents calendar year 2021, the latest period for which official data exists. -
'Certificate-of-need laws are holding them back': Behind states' recent reform
Certificate-of-need laws, which govern where providers can build facilities, including ASCs, are considered by some as an obstacle to ASC development. -
Florida shrinks Stark law physician supervision requirements
A law has passed in Florida amending the state's Stark law supervision requirements, law firm Holland and Knight wrote in a June 30 JDSupra article. -
Illinois physician fined $1M for fraud scheme
Hinsdale, Ill.-based physician John Greager, MD, has been sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined $1 million for submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and a private payer. -
How Medicare conversion factors changed over 10 years
Here is how Medicare's conversion factors have evolved over 10 years, according to data from the American Medical Association: -
Connecticut revamps facility fee law
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law a policy that changes the state's facility fees law, according to a July 5 post from JD Supra. -
Cigna in the headlines: 7 updates in the past 60 days
Cigna, one of the largest payers in the U.S., surpassed investor expectations by posting a first quarter revenue of $1.3 billion. -
2 physician specialties that saw pay dives
Two physician specialties saw pay declines between 2021 to 2022, according to a new survey from the American Medical Group Association. -
Meet the surgeon suing North Carolina over certificate-of-need policy
Ophthalmologist Jay Singleton, MD, who owns an ophthalmology practice in New Bern, N.C., is challenging the state's certificate-of-need laws in a suit that says he can't perform procedures at his ASC. -
The 9 physician specialties that saw pay jumps
Nine physician specialties saw pay jumps between 2021 to 2022, according to a new survey from the American Medical Group Association. -
California health system, providers to pay $68M to resolve False Claims allegations
A California health system and three healthcare providers have agreed to pay $68 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act by submitting or causing the submission of false claims to Medi-Cal in relation to Medicaid Adult Expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Justice Department reported June 29. -
78 charged in $2.5B healthcare fraud scheme
Seventy-eight people have been charged with the alleged participation in a healthcare fraud and opioid abuse scheme worth more than $2.5 billion. -
ASC operating costs: 5 key stats
Here are five key stats about ASC operating expenses from VMG Health's 2022 "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study:" -
5 reasons ASC ownership stake is important amid increasing consolidation
Alejandro Fernandez, CEO of San Diego-based Synergy Orthopedic Specialists, joined Becker's to discuss the importance of ASC ownership as the healthcare industry becomes increasingly consolidated. -
Physician pay is increasing in these specialties
Twenty-one physician specialties saw pay increases in 2023, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2023." -
3 big noncompete ban wins for physicians
In January, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that would ban noncompete contracts nationwide. Eighty-seven percent of physicians support the rule, according to a report from Doximity. -
New York 1 step closer to banning noncompetes
On June 20, the New York State Legislature passed a bill aiming to stop employers from entering into noncompete agreements with their employees, according to a June 26 post from JD Supra.
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