Author: Patsy Newitt

Optum, the largest employer of physicians in the country, has doubled down on its physician acquisition strategy in 2023. 

Here are five of the many physicians on the cutting edge of gastroenterology: 

Here are 12 gastroenterology companies that expanded their footprint in 2023: 

CVS Health, one of the country's largest employers of physicians, has rebranded its healthcare delivery services.

CMS finalized a 3.1% payment rate for ASCs in its 2024 final rule, an increase of .3% from the original rule. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, one of the country's largest operators of ASCs, is on a spending spree – inking three deals in the last week. 

Three Texas physicians and one hospital executive have agreed to pay $880,199 to resolve allegations they were involved with a kickback scheme. 

In its final rule, CMS added 11 procedures to the ASC-covered list that were not included in the proposed rule, including total shoulder arthroplasty. 

ASCs are facing obstacles from payers in many markets to receive the reimbursements leaders say are needed to meet margins. Here is how many leaders are shifting their strategy.

Here are 14 suits where physicians are suing their former employers that Becker's has reported on in 2023: