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Brown Health’s Narragansett (R.I.) Family Medicine closed Oct. 31, according to a notice on the Providence, R.I.-based system’s website. The office shut down as both physicians transitioned to roles at a concierge medicine practice, the notice said. Due to a…

CMS issued its final policy changes for Medicare payments under the Physician Fee Schedule Oct. 31, alongside other updates to Medicare policy. ASC leaders had feared that the update may be delayed amid the ongoing federal shutdown, which has caused…

Here are three lawsuits involving physicians and physician groups Becker’s has reported on in the last month: 1. Three former leaders and three physicians at Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health are being sued for alleged retaliation and fraud in a lawsuit…

A Baton Rouge, La., man has been sentenced to six months in prison for falsely identifying himself as a physician, The Advocate reported Nov. 5.  What happened?

Jenny Bono, administrator of the Joint Replacement Center of Lake Charles (La.), joined Becker’s to discuss how her team is navigating rising patient expectations for advanced technology while staying mindful of financial realities. Editor’s note: This interview was edited lightly…

Becker’s has reported on three ASC closures announced in the last 30 days:  UCLA Health to close 2 ASCs  UCLA Health is planning to close two smaller ASCs in Santa Clarita and Thousand Oaks, Calif., Dec. 5. The health system…

Hospitals and health systems across the country are at an inflection point in their relationship with ASCs.  While some leaders still view the migration of cases to ASCs as a threat to revenue, others are beginning to see it as…

Miami physician Daniel Alberto Carpman, MD, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for illegally prescribing over two million Oxycodone pills, the Miami Herald reported Nov. 3.  What happened?

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, the parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, plans to lay off  572 employees in New Jersey. Here are three things to know: 1. Some layoffs will take effect as early as Feb. 2, 2026, according to…

Becker’s has reported on three practice closures in the past week:  1. Myrtletown, Calif.-based North Coast Ophthalmology and Humboldt Physicians Surgery and Laser Center will permanently close in February as both ophthalmologists are set to retire. The practice, which provides…