An ophthalmologist's lawsuit against North Carolina's Health Department could spur market competition between Winston-Salem-based Novant Health and Charlotte-based Atrium Health, The Herald reported Nov. 4.
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A Grantham, N.H., physician has pleaded guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute controlled substances, marking the first joint prosecution of a physician by the Justice Department's New England Strike Force and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont.
CMS began requiring hospitals to report specific admission information on Nov. 1.
On Nov. 1, CMS finalized the 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule, confirming a 2.83% physician pay cut.
Torrance, Calif.-based Turiya Anesthesia, a physician-owned anesthesia group, has partnered with Emanate Health Intercommunity Hospital in Covina, Calif.
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A physician and former state police officer in New Mexico have been charged with Medicaid fraud, identity theft and practicing medicine without a license.
Adventist Health Lodi (Calif.) Memorial Hospital Foundation has purchased the Lodi Outpatient Surgery Center and added it to its network after years of leasing the center from local physicians, according to a Nov. 2 Lodi News-Sentinel report.
Certificate-of-need laws require healthcare systems or providers to receive special approval from the state before expanding or building a new facility, and they vary by state.
An optometrist in Austin, Texas, has agreed to pay the U.S. and the state of Texas $1,055,379 to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act and the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act.
Private equity activity in healthcare has increased over the last decade, and some states have passed or have pending legislation that could increase scrutiny over private equity deals in healthcare.