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CMS finalized a 3.1% payment rate for ASCs in its 2024 final rule, an increase of .3% from the original rule. 

Forbes has released its annual list of the 100 most powerful women in the world, including well-known names like Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Barbie. Four U.S.-based women working in healthcare also topped the list. 

Three Texas physicians and one hospital executive have agreed to pay $880,199 to resolve allegations they were involved with a kickback scheme. 

Here are three physicians involved or allegedly involved in opioid schemes that Becker's has reported on since Nov. 8:

The Leapfrog Group on Dec. 5 announced its Top ASC Awards for 2023.

Nephrologists saw the lowest annual salary increase in the last 10 years — a bump of only $49,000 — while the specialty with the highest pay jump increased by more than $300,000, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023…

The average annual salary among plastic surgeons increased by $302,000 in the last 10 years, according to data from Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023 and 2013.

New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center's CEO, Austin Cheng, was one of three Democratic candidates screened by the Nassau County Democratic Committee to potentially be put forth as the party's nominee in a special election runoff to replace unseated representative…

Approximately 60% of employed physicians were required to sign a noncompete when starting their jobs, limiting the ability to practice at other facilities locally, according to a survey from NORC at the University of Chicago. 

Here are 14 suits where physicians are suing their former employers that Becker's has reported on in 2023: