Author: Francesca Mathewes

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is again eyeing legislation that would increase oversight of private equity activity in healthcare, Mass Live reported Jan. 2. 

Springfield, Mo.-based CoxHealth took the first steps toward building a pediatric outpatient center, the Springfield Daily Citizen reported Jan. 2. 

After almost four years of legal back-and-forth, three Ohio judges have upheld a unanimous $7 million verdict from October 2023 against Germantown, Md.-based Alteon Health and Patrick Bovino, DO, WFMJ 21 reported Jan. 2. 

Becker's reported on about 30 physician practice and ASC closures in 2024. Here are some of the top reasons that facilities shut their doors in the last year: 

Here are five updates that changed the landscape for colorectal cancer detection and treatment in 2024:

Effective Jan. 1, Pennsylvania will set limits to noncompete agreements in physicians' contracts for the first time, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Dec. 31. 

Union activity among physicians has skyrocketed in the last two years, according to a recent JAMA study. 

Two physicians recently sued Hay, Kan.-based HaysMed, alleging issues in the noncompete clauses of their employment contracts. 

Here are over 150 new ASCs that were announced or opened in 2024, as reported by Becker's:

Here is a state-by-state breakdown of hospital and health system layoffs that took place or were announced in 2024, as reported by Becker's: