Author: Patsy Newitt

Payers UnitedHealth, Elevance (formerly known as Anthem) and Centene are some of the largest insurers by membership. 

Mansfield, La.-based physician Jeffrey Evans Jr., MD, and Debra Craig, a licensed practical nurse, were indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally obtaining and distributing opioids and adderall, the U.S. Justice Department said Oct. 26. 

Four AmSurg ASCs made Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers," which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

Operating a gastroenterology practice within a health system comes with its own unique challenges, according to Mark Mattar, MD. 

Here are four ASC moves in Texas since Oct. 18:

Eighty-nine SCA Health ASCs made Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers," which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, and Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, are looking at different ASC growth strategies as the year comes to a close. 

Becker's has reported on three physician or physician assistant fraud cases since Oct. 6. 

Here are five updates from Elevance Health, formerly Anthem, since Oct. 5. 

Pankaj Vashi, MD, chief of gastroenterology/nutrition department and vice chief of staff at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Chicago, joined Becker's to discuss his top priorities for the year and his secrets to success.