A Memphis gynecologic oncologist has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for using dirty, reused medical devices on more than 15,000 women during hysteroscopy procedures and billing Medicare and Medicaid more than $41 million for the unsafe care, the…
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
ASC leaders warn a proposed CMS rule aimed at rooting out Medicare fraud could have an unintended consequence, leading them to lose enrollment because of where they operate. Tucked inside the CY 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule,…
For eight years, ASCs have received Medicare payment updates tied to the hospital market basket, which is a healthcare-specific inflation index designed to more accurately reflect the cost of running a surgery center than the general consumer price index it…
CMS wants to send even more surgical volume ASCs’ way — and some leaders think their case lists are about to grow relatively quickly. The agency proposed a rule July 2 that would revise Medicare payment rates for HOPDs and…
Five physician specialties saw compensation decline, with hepatology down almost 9.7% year-over-year, according to 2026 MGMA compensation benchmarks analyzed by salary transparency platform Marit Health. Here are the five specialties:
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The Justice Department announced its 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown on June 23, charging 455 defendants, including 90 physicians and other licensed medical professionals, in schemes involving more than $6.5 billion in false claims. Spanning 56 federal districts and…
Psychiatry saw the highest pay increase from 2025 to 2026 at 8.7%, according to 2026 MGMA compensation benchmarks analyzed by salary transparency platform Marit Health. Infectious Disease and rheumatology, both historically lower-compensated internal medicine subspecialties, also saw significant jumps. Here…
The anesthesia problem ASC leaders talk about is workforce. The one arriving next is payers. Vijay Bachani, president and chief growth officer of Roslyn Heights, N.Y.-based New York Bariatric Group, told Becker’s insurers are starting to punish ASCs for the…
Minneapolis-St. Paul ranks as the top metro for physicians across all five specialties analyzed in a new report from Marit Health, which examined physician pay, malpractice insurance premiums, housing costs, commute times, family friendliness and health and fitness scores across…
Supply and implant costs are rising across ASC specialties, but three surgery center leaders say no single line item tells the full story. Orthopedic implants, anesthesia stipends and staffing costs are all climbing, and the administrators managing them say the…