Author: Patsy Newitt

Here are five policy moves dealing with noncompetes from the last year that ASCs need to know:

The CEOs of Cigna and Centene were named some of healthcare's most "overpaid" CEOs, based on the most recent annual report from nonprofit shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.

CVS Health recently confirmed it will acquire primary care company Oak Street Health in an all-cash deal worth $10.6 billion.

Here are five updates and studies on private equity since Feb. 1:

Suzi Cunningham, administrator of Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Center in Redlands, Calif., joined Becker's to discuss the healthcare trends she's wary of. 

Here are three ASC and clinic closures to know since Jan. 30:

Daniel Larose, MD, is worried that increasing Medicaid coverage  is hurting ASCs' access to specific markets. 

Although the ASC industry remains fragmented, some leaders are worried about the viability of independent ASCs amid an increasingly consolidated healthcare landscape. 

Rosalind Brewer, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, is No. 14 on nonprofit shareholder advocacy group As You Sow's list of "overpaid" healthcare CEOs.

Tony Mira, CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, laid out the responsibilities of Medicare overpayments in a Feb. 8 blog post.