ASC News

For physicians opening private practices, choosing where to establish a new ASC can be a difficult decision. 

Fifty-one percent of physicians have made what they referred to as a bad investment in the last year, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Wealth & Debt Report," published June 12. 

About 22.8 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid as of June 4, according to data from KFF.

The U.S. has four female billionaires who made their fortunes from the healthcare industry, according to Forbes' live net worth tracker. 

A study conducted at City of Hope, a cancer research organization based in Duarte, Calif., found that robotic liver surgery can be safely conducted as an outpatient procedure.

Twenty-eight percent of physicians have a net worth ranging between $2 million and $4.9 million in 2024, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Wealth & Debt Report," published June 12. 

Here are three kickback lawsuits Becker's has covered in the last month:

Here are five updates on ASCs and medical office buildings in Florida that Becker's has reported on since May 9:

The Supreme Court has accepted a petition to review a decision on a case that decreased the extra Medicare payments received by hospitals that serve larger populations of low-income patients, Bloomberg Law reported June 10. 

Patient reviews, insurance coverage and projected out-of-pocket costs are three of the biggest aspects that patients consider when choosing between ASCs and larger hospitals, according to a June 10 report by U.S. News & World Report.