The acquisition of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.-based White Wilson Medical Center by private equity firm Kain Capital offers a window into two of the most consequential forces reshaping American healthcare: the decline of independent physician practices and the accelerating role…
Author: Patsy Newitt
Anthem will no longer reimburse facilities separately for moderate sedation services beginning July 1, instead bundling reimbursement into the overall procedure or facility fee, according to an April 1 policy update. The insurer said the change is consistent with CMS…
Eight defendants, including three nurses, a chiropractor and a purported psychologist, have been arrested on federal charges alleging they schemed to defraud the healthcare system out of more than $50 million, the Justice Department said in an April 2 news…
Steubenville, Ohio-based Trinity Hospital has agreed to pay $1.7 million to resolve allegations of improper financial relationships with two referring physicians in violation of the Stark law, the Justice Department said in an April 2 news release. Between 2014 and…
Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, is navigating a stretch of activity, from a new hospital lease in East Texas to a landmark labor deal covering nearly 3,000 California nurses. The Dallas-based health system is…
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A Pleasant View, Utah-based physician has been indicted on charges of obtaining unapproved drugs from China and selling them to more than 200 patients without their knowledge, the Justice Department said in an April 2 news release. Between February 2024…
Miami-based Gastro Health has finalized a partnership with Digestive Disease Physicians, an Alexandria, Va.-based gastroenterology practice, according to an April 2 news release. Digestive Disease Physicians includes eight board-certified gastroenterologists, four advanced practice providers and an on-site endoscopy center. The…
Four physician practices across the country closed or announced imminent closures in the last week, the latest sign of mounting financial and structural pressure on physician practices. The closures span orthopedic and family medicine specialties and stretch from rural Minnesota…
Physicians are pushing back against a proposed Medicare policy that would deny coverage for peripheral nerve blocks, warning that the move could harm patients, drive up costs and accelerate the erosion of independent practice. The procedures — minimally invasive, relatively…
An Atlanta-based urology practice and its physician owner have agreed to pay $14 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of billing federal healthcare programs for medically unnecessary and unperformed procedures, the Justice Department said in an April 2 news…