In the highest annual total in the history of the statute, the Department of Justice’s False Claims Act settlements and judgments exceeded $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2025, with more than $5.7 billion of those recoveries tied to healthcare. That…
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From a state oversight process that killed an ASC rather than saved it to the federal government’s largest ASC antitrust action in history, here are five controversies that every operator should know. 1. The Oregon ASC that regulators couldn’t save …
Townsen Memorial Surgery Center in Spring, Texas, is set to double its square footage and add two new operating rooms, according to a May 28 report from Community Impact. The 6,000-square-foot ASC, which opened in March, will expand to 12,000…
Palomar Health Medical Group, which operates as the outpatient arm of Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health, has provided notice of a data security event. On or around March 11, 2026, PHMG became aware of suspicious activity in its third-party business associate’s…
For many orthopedic practices across the U.S., the economics of Medicare are becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. According to Paul Bruning, president-elect of the American Alliance of Orthopaedic Executives, shrinking Medicare reimbursement and rising operational costs are increasingly forcing independent…
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Moral injury has replaced “burnout” as a term to describe the burdens and betrayals many physicians experience in their day-to-day work in the U.S. healthcare system. “I think it’s on the continuum,” Michael Anderson, MD, a pediatrician and co-executive director…
A bill making its way through the Ohio state Senate would limit the noncompete agreements in contracts between nonprofit hospitals and physicians, nurses and other clinicians, Cleveland.com reported May 26. The bill is sponsored by state Sen. Terry Johnson, DO,…
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have long operated with lean, highly efficient teams. But as the industry evolves, with rising case acuity, tighter payer scrutiny and expanding administrative requirements, staffing challenges are becoming less about headcount and more about access to…
ASC leaders say some of the industry’s most hyped trends, from high-acuity case migration and robotic technology to premium implant systems, are being adopted faster than many centers can operationally or financially support. Instead, executives told Becker’s the long-term success…
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an expert panel that provides clinical preventive health recommendations to Congress, has been at the center of several leadership and policy-related conflicts so far in 2026. Here are five things to know about where…