Author: Patsy Newitt

On July 7, CMS released its proposed rule updating the 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center payment system, including key changes for gastroenterology leaders.  Here are five takeaways for gastroenterologists and ASC leaders. 1. GI payments…

A Memphis gynecologic oncologist has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for using dirty, reused medical devices on more than 15,000 women during hysteroscopy procedures and billing Medicare and Medicaid more than $41 million for the unsafe care, the…

Some anesthesia groups that sold to private equity-backed national platforms are reversing course and buying their practices back and reforming as independent groups. Stan Morton, CEO of Copractica, a Dallas-based clinically integrated network for independent anesthesia practices, told Becker’s how…

ASC leaders warn a proposed CMS rule aimed at rooting out Medicare fraud could have an unintended consequence, leading them to lose enrollment because of where they operate. Tucked inside the CY 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule,…

For eight years, ASCs have received Medicare payment updates tied to the hospital market basket, which is a healthcare-specific inflation index designed to more accurately reflect the cost of running a surgery center than the general consumer price index it…

CMS wants to send even more surgical volume ASCs’ way — and some leaders think their case lists are about to grow relatively quickly. The agency proposed a rule July 2 that would revise Medicare payment rates for HOPDs and…

Five physician specialties saw compensation decline, with hepatology down almost 9.7% year-over-year, according to 2026 MGMA compensation benchmarks analyzed by salary transparency platform Marit Health.  Here are the five specialties:

For independent anesthesia groups, the market has increasingly presented two exits: sell to a private equity-backed national group or become hospital employees. A small number of practices are testing a third path. Copractica, a Dallas-based clinically integrated network built specifically…

The outpatient acquisition wave is no longer a trend to watch. It is the defining structural force reshaping how surgical care, physician services, and urgent care are owned, staffed, and how companies compete for them.  More than 40 physician practice…

The anesthesia problem ASC leaders talk about is workforce. The one arriving next is payers. Vijay Bachani, president and chief growth officer of Roslyn Heights, N.Y.-based New York Bariatric Group, told Becker’s insurers are starting to punish ASCs for the…