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Here are seven health systems that faced controversies in the last two months, reported by Becker's since June 5. 

Here are six hospitals closing departments or ending services since June 30:

Here are five physician fraud cases Becker's reported on in July:

Here are six pieces of federal legislation that have been proposed or passed in 2023 that will have an impact on ASCs and physicians: 

A cyber incident involving a Surgery Partners surgical hospital in Idaho created an $8 million headwind for the company.

Two and a half years ago, the federal government passed a law requiring healthcare organizations to publish a comprehensive list of prices for patients, but according to a price transparency nonprofit, Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare and Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health…

The New York Department of Health has banned Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based psychiatrist Sameh Wahba, MD, from seeing female patients and prescribing controlled substances in the state, the Miami Herald reported Aug. 3. 

Kevin Murphy, MD, an oncologist who accused UC San Diego of retaliation, has been awarded more than $39.5 million, The San Diego Union Tribune reported Aug. 2. 

The owner and president of the Virginia Surgical Center in Virginia Beach is facing charges for performing invasive surgeries without a license, according to an Aug. 2 report from NBC affiliate WAVY.

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, along with 48 other healthcare organizations, has co-signed a letter to four members of the U.S. House commending the introduction of Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act.