Gastroenterology practices are struggling to secure anesthesia coverage for endoscopy, and a new American College of Gastroenterology task force report points to staffing, cost and training gaps behind the strain. The report comes from ACG’s Workforce of the Future Task…
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Neurosurgery is the highest-paying physician specialty, with a median of $954,500, but it ranks last of 36 specialties for lifestyle balance, according to a Sept. 22 analysis from physician salary platform Marit Health. Neurosurgeons average 56.6 hours a week, more…
Crown Medical Solutions and its owners, Michelle and Philanzo King, have agreed to pay $825,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for unnecessary durable medical equipment. Crown supplied durable medical equipment such as…
Preventive medicine physicians have the best lifestyle balance of 36 specialties, according to a Sept. 22 analysis from physician salary platform Marit Health. Marit built its Lifestyle Balance Index from more than 24,400 anonymous salary and schedule submissions from full-time…
Eighteen states now generally ban or void noncompete agreements for physicians, according to a September 2026 state-by-state guide from law firm Tucker Arensberg. The firm sorts the rest into three groups. Ten states and Washington, D.C., allow physician noncompetes with…
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Although the $100,000 H-1B visa fee has been blocked by the courts since this summer, the White House just extended it for another year. That leaves ASCs that recruit foreign-trained clinicians with no clear answer about what their next hire…
As Medicaid cuts, 340B changes and site-neutral payments squeeze hospital margins, existing Stark law exceptions and Anti-Kickback Statute safe harbors could give hospitals more room to align with physicians than many realize, according to a Sept. 21 brief from law…
Cardinal Health does not expect Inflation Reduction Act drug pricing changes, including a potential shift of Part B drugs into the negotiation process, to meaningfully affect the economics of its physician management services organizations, CEO Jason Hollar said during a…
ASCs had their biggest deal year on record in 2026, with two mega-transactions, both health systems, closing on the very same day. Here are the five largest ASC-related deals of the year by dollar value: 1. Ascension acquires AmSurg —…
Southlake, Texas-based Retina Consultants of America has released its first “State of Retina Care” report, examining the pressures facing community-based retina practices and the impact of its physician-led partnership model on patient access and clinical innovation. The report draws on…