UnitedHealth Group's Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, earned $253 billion in total revenue in 2024 — an 11.7% increase year over year, according to a fourth-quarter 2024 financial report.
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Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center, formerly known as Chesapeake Regional Hospital, has been indicted for healthcare fraud and conspiracy, accused of allowing Javaid Perwaiz, MD, to perform unnecessary procedures and submitting fraudulent claims for reimbursements to Medicare, Medicaid and private…
A physician based in Fredericksburg, Texas, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $26.6 million in restitution for his involvement in a $70 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Slidell, La.-based chiropractor Dennis Peyroux pleaded guilty on Jan. 8 to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, admitting to a $3.2 million scheme that billed Medicare for over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits that were not requested.
Three physicians and two lab marketers have agreed to pay a total of $1,137,914 to resolve allegations they took part in laboratory kickback schemes.
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Concerns among physicians about the future of healthcare have intensified in the last several years as payers continue to cut reimbursements.
Walgreens Boots Alliance reported a $245 million operating loss in 2025's first fiscal quarters, the three months ending Nov. 30.
A Roselle Park, N.J.-based physician has pleaded guilty to charges of illegally distributing oxycodone
Becker's has reported on six hospitals or health systems shuttering services in the last month:
The healthcare industry is entering a transformative era as major legal and regulatory frameworks, including the Stark Law, face significant updates and reinterpretations.