Author: Patsy Newitt

Here are five notable developments from Cigna over the last month: 1. The Cigna Group has named Eva Borden as chief product officer for its commercial insurance business. Ms. Borden, who joined Cigna in 1999, has held multiple leadership roles.…

Here are five 2025 projects reshaping the ASC space: 1. Plastic surgeons Oren Tepper, MD, and Evan Garfein, MD, have opened Greenwich Street Surgical, a 6,000-square-foot membership-based surgical facility in New York City. Built by a healthcare real estate team…

An OB-GYN in Reno, Nev., has been arrested for allegedly defrauding healthcare programs by submitting false claims for unnecessary gynecologic tests and surgeries, some of which caused serious medical complications,  the Justice Department said in a Sept. 25 news release.…

Independent physician practices are rapidly disappearing as hospitals, insurers, corporate entities and private equity firms expand their reach, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. Here are 10 key statistics from the report: 1. At least 47% of physicians…

While work hours remain fairly consistent across gastroenterology settings, pay models and practice structures influence total earnings., according to salary data from Marit Health, which collects anonymous salary data in medicine. Here’s a breakdown of GI pay by employers and…

Affiliation models play a major role in whether procedures are performed in higher-cost hospital outpatient departments for lower-cost settings like ASCs and office-based settings, according to a study published in Journal of Market Access and Health Policy. The study analyzed…

A  physician in Southfield, Mich., was sentenced to six years in prison for illegally distributing opioids, the Justice Department said in a Sept. 24 news release.  What happened?

Lewiston, Idaho-based St. Joseph Regional Medical Center plans to acquire physician-owned Catalyst Medical Group. The deal, expected to close in late 2025, will bring CMG’s Lewiston Orthopedics and Valley Medical Center under St. Joseph’s umbrella. About 150 CMG employees will…

ASCs have transformed from niche providers of outpatient procedures into a central pillar of healthcare delivery. Once seen as physician-owned alternatives to hospitals, ASCs are now at the center of payer strategies, health system partnerships and private equity investments. Here…

Davenport, Iowa-based ORA Orthopedics announced it will end its partnership with MercyOne at the end of 2025.  Here are five things to know: 1. The decision follows Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health acquired MercyOne Health System in 2022 and rebranded Genesis…