Anthem is broadening its moderate sedation reimbursement policy changes to additional states, with Maine set to see the updates take effect Aug. 1, according to a May 1 notice posted on the payer’s website. Under the new policy, Anthem will…
Author: Patsy Newitt
A Texas physician has been convicted by a federal jury of unlawfully distributing more than a million pills of opioids and other controlled substances through a cash-only Houston strip mall clinic, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said in a May…
Inpatient care is disappearing from several hospitals across the country as the long-term shift toward outpatient services accelerates. Total inpatient stays dropped from 9.2 million in 2019 to 6.9 million in 2024, according to MedPAC data published in March —…
Two Georgia men have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to submit more than $522 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers for medically unnecessary genetic tests, the Justice Department said in a May 5…
Miami-based Pediatrica Health Group has acquired a long-established pediatric practice in Westchester, Fla., according to a May 5 news release. The acquired practice is led by Juan Ruiz-Unger, MD, who has provided pediatric care in the Westchester area for more…
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AmSurg’s history is unlike the other major ASC chains, shaped by a series of massive ownership transformations that each reshaped its identity and risk profile. Starting as the pioneer of the physician-partnership ASC model, it stretched into physician services via…
From radiation oncology partnerships in Alabama to a $1.1 billion retina acquisition, the physician deal landscape has been anything but quiet this spring. In just 40 days, 15 major transactions reshaped physician networks, practice affiliations and specialty care delivery across…
Saum Sutaria, MD, CEO of Nashville, Tenn.-based Tenet Healthcare, took home $43.1 million in total compensation in 2025, his highest payday in five years and nearly double his 2024 package of $24.7 million. The jump was driven largely by a…
Becker’s has tracked eight healthcare bankruptcies so far in 2026 — five involving hospitals and three hitting the physician group, ASC and primary care space. From a small Kentucky ASC with liabilities topping $100,000 to a San Francisco-based primary care…
Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, Ga. will transition from a full hospital to an Ambulatory Care Center, Fox 54 News reported May 4. The transition, which has been formally communicated to Congress, will result in the permanent closure…