Anesthesia coverage has quietly moved from a scheduling detail to a strategic question, one that ASC administrators, surgeons, and anesthesiologists say will define which surgery centers grow and which ones stall over the next five years. From stipends becoming standard…
Patsy Newitt
The compensation number a physician is quoted at signing is rarely the one that shows up in their bank account. The gap between physician’s headline compensation figure and actual take-home is wide, and three physician leaders joined Becker’s to discuss…
A Frederick, Md. oncology practice and its physician owner have agreed to pay $1.45 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of billing Medicare, Medicaid and the VA for chemotherapy drugs that were never paid for or never administered to…
Charlotte Eye Ear Nose & Throat Associates has acquired Piedmont Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, a Winston-Salem-based ENT group with five locations across the Triad region of North Carolina, The Charlotte Observer reported July 1. The acquisition expands CEENTA’s footprint…
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has withdrawn two trademark applications incorporating the term “nurse anesthesiologist” following opposition proceedings brought by the American Society of Anesthesiologists before the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. AANA filed motions to withdraw the…
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Cardiology, gastroenterology and primary care are losing independent practices at a pace that separates them from the rest of the field, driven by a combination of Medicare payment erosion, private equity consolidation and hospital acquisition pressure. Between 2012 and 2024,…
A Georgia nurse practitioner who owned two telemedicine companies has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme that submitted more than $136 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for medically unnecessary orthotic braces and prescription drugs, the…
Private equity’s decade-long consolidation of anesthesiology has produced two documented outcomes: higher prices for payers and worse working conditions for physicians, according to a June 2026 white paper from AMGA Consulting. The market share shift has been significant. A 2020…
The HHS Office of Inspector General has issued an unfavorable advisory opinion finding that a home health agency’s payment to a software vendor for referral management services would violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, according to a June 25 opinion. Under the…
Physician practice consolidation continued at a rapid pace through the first half of 2026, with more than 40 transactions spanning ophthalmology, cardiology, gastroenterology, dermatology, primary care and orthopedics. Buyers ranged from national health systems and physician-owned platforms to private equity-backed…