Author: Patsy Newitt

A Whitefish, Mo.-based physician was sentenced for his role in a $31 million fraud scheme.

A Mattituck, N.Y.-based physician has pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks in exchange for medically unnecessary brain scans. 

A physician in Jenkintown, Pa., has been charged with illegally prescribing Suboxone, a medication commonly used to treat opioid dependence.

Here are five key stats to know about Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's workforce:

ASC leaders and companies are keeping a sharp eye on the continued migration of high-acuity orthopedic procedures to the outpatient setting. 

Here are 11 Stark law violations Becker's has reported on in 2024 and where they occurred:

President-elect Donald Trump will appoint Andrew Ferguson as chair of the Federal Trade Commission. 

Oroville (Calif.) Hospital agreed to pay $10.25 million to resolve false claims allegations stemming from medically unnecessary inpatient hospital admissions, a kickback and physician self-referral scheme and erroneous diagnosis code use.

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Options announced two changes to its anesthesia reimbursements that went into effect Nov. 1. 

Gastroenterology leaders faced an increasingly complex landscape in 2024, with closures, legal controversies and cyberattacks shaping the specialty’s future.