Author: Patsy Newitt

Tumwater, Wash,-based sleep disorder practice Innovative Sleep Centers will pay $644,562 to resolve allegations it improperly billed Medicare and Medicaid. 

A proposed bill in the Florida House would eliminate noncompete agreements for physicians, NBC affiliate WCTV reported Nov. 29.

ASCs in many markets are facing major anesthesia provider shortages and declining reimbursements, affecting their ability to provide care. 

Optum now has nearly 90,000 employed and affiliated physicians, CEO Amar Desai, MD, said during a presentation at UnitedHealth Group's 2023 investor conference on Nov. 29. 

Here are five numbers on private equity that ASC leaders are monitoring:

Here are five recent CMS moves that are shaping the ASC industry:

Certificate-of-need laws, which require healthcare providers to receive government permission to build facilities, are an obstacle for ASC growth in many markets. 

Five ASC leaders recently joined Becker's to discuss how reimbursement issues remain one of the biggest challenges for surgery centers in many markets. 

Here are five anesthesia-related stories that Becker's has covered since Nov. 14:

From Optum acquisitions to a CMS rule, here are five major moves that shook up the ASC industry in 2023: