Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s recent investigation into UnitedHealth Group revolves around RedBud Surgery Center, an ASC in Austin. According to the attorney general, UnitedHealthcare approved a patient’s procedure at the center, then withdrew that approval after the procedure, allegedly…
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William Fishkind, MD, founder of Northwest Eye Specialists, now Oracle Eye Physicians & Surgeons, died Oct. 1. Dr. Fishkind spent more than 50 years caring for patients at the Tucson, Ariz., practice, according to an Oct. 5 Arizona Jewish Post…
More than three-quarters of physicians say private insurers have created at least some friction in how they treat patients, according to a new report from Medscape. The “Private-Payer and Government Insurance Report 2026: Medicare, Medicaid, and More,” published Oct. 2,…
After years of steady gains, compensation for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) showed no measurable growth in 2026 for the first time in the past 5 years, according to a report from Medscape. The “Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report…
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has launched CommonSpirit Ambulatory Ventures, a new division aimed at organizing and expanding the health system’s ambulatory surgery center portfolio. The move is part of CommonSpirit’s broader effort to diversify beyond acute care and “accelerate growth” in…
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Nurse practitioners and physician assistants saw their median total cash compensation grow by about 2% from 2025 to 2026, according to a new report from healthcare consulting firm SullivanCotter. The “2026 Advanced Practice Provider Compensation and Productivity Survey Report” collected…
More than 80% of physicians are now employed by a hospital, health system or other corporate entity, up from just 26% in 2012, a shift that has reshaped what physician contracts look like, according to a Sept. 16 white paper…
DISC Surgery Center at Carlsbad (Calif.) partnered with San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare and will be co-branded as Sharp DISC Surgery Center Carlsbad. Sharp is a strategic equity partner in the surgery center. The organizations will work together to integrate diagnostics,…
U.S. physicians earned an average of $386,000 in 2025, according to Medscape’s April 10 “Physician Compensation Report.” Physicians in Canada reported average total compensation of 394,000 Canadian dollars, or about $283,000, according to Medscape’s Sept. 29 “Canada: Physician Compensation Report…
The average starting salary for all physicians has hit $419,000 in 2025-26, according to a Sept. 16 white paper from AMN Healthcare. On top of base salaries, signing bonuses were offered in 87% of physician search engagements in 2025-26, averaging…