A Saginaw, Mich.-based physician has been charged with 23 counts of Medicare fraud, the state’s Attorney General said in an Aug. 15 news release. What happened?
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An Alabama physician has pleaded guilty to his role in a $6 million telemedicine fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment and genetic testing, the Justice Department announced Aug. 18. What happened?
Two Michigan physicians and two others have been charged in a scheme to illegally distribute opioids worth more than $7 million, the Justice Department said in an Aug. 14 news release. What happened?
Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) operate in an environment defined by high surgical volumes, shrinking margins, and increasingly complex payer demands. In this landscape, fragmented revenue cycle workflows don’t just create inefficiencies—they open the door to avoidable denials, cash flow delays,…
Armand Ntchana, an advanced practice registered nurse and owner of multiple healthcare entities, agreed to pay more than $614,427 to resolve allegations that he submitted false claims, according to an Aug. 12 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…
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Academic physicians across specialties earn less than their non-academic counterparts, according to a blog post from Marit Health, a salary transparency platform for physicians and advanced practice providers. The post notes that academic roles often come with non-monetary perks, including…
A family medicine physician and his Takoma, Md.-based practice will pay $1.4 million to settle allegations that he submitted false claims, the Justice Department said in an Aug. 12 news release. What happened?
Eighty one percent of physicians say reimbursement policy has been a factor in the decline of independent practices, according to Doximity’s Physician Compensation Report 2025. The report analyzed about 230,000 survey responses collected over the past six years, including input…
Physician pay can vary widely depending on specialty, and whether they work in an academic or non-academic setting, according to survey data from Marit Health, a salary transparency platform for physicians and advanced practice providers. Here’s a breakdown of median…
On July 15, CMS released its proposed rules for 2026, which included the addition of nearly 300 new procedures to the covered procedures list for ASCs. As the announcement paves the way for a new wave of procedure migration, ASC…