Physicians are navigating a trifecta of financial, legal and structural pressures that show no signs of slowing. Malpractice premiums have climbed for seven straight years, bankruptcy filings among physician practices hit their highest quarterly total in over a year, and…
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Mark Cuban upended prescription drug pricing in 2022 when he co-founded Cost Plus Drugs, an online pharmacy that posts its full price list publicly, charges a flat 15% markup and $5 shipping, and bypasses traditional pharmacy benefit managers and wholesalers…
When Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health set out to solve its nursing problem, the answer wasn’t recruiting harder, it was recruiting differently. By expanding who it was willing to hire and investing in training nurses without perioperative experience, SCA Health has…
Only 24% of independent physician practices report high or complete visibility into where they’re losing revenue, according to a new report from healthcare technology company Veradigm, which surveyed 360 independent practice leaders in March 2026. Here are five things to…
Gastroenterology is one of the most actively consolidated specialties in U.S. healthcare, with private equity-backed and independent platforms rapidly absorbing practices across the country. Here are 5 major GI groups to know GI Alliance Headquarters: Southlake, Texas Number of physicians:…
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By January 2026, 82% of all practicing U.S. physicians were employed by hospitals or corporate entities, up from 52% at the start of 2018, according to an Avalere study sponsored by Physicians Advocacy Institute. The study, published May 13, analyzed…
A Utah podiatrist and two nurses have been indicted on charges of submitting $29 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for medically unnecessary skin substitute services, the Justice Department said in a May 12 news release. Ryan Ellsworth, DPM, owner of…
Many ASC leaders say the industry’s biggest financial mistake is chasing volume at the expense of margin, and the data is proving them right. “The biggest mistake ASCs are making right now is aversion to higher-acuity cases,” James Mitchell, MD,…
A points-based career ladder that rewards certifications, extra duties and community service has helped Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health cut front-line nurse turnover by 7%.” Dare Meeks, RN, SCA Health’s chief nursing officer, joined Becker’s to discuss the ASC company’s registered…
Anesthesia has become one of the fastest-growing financial liabilities for ASCs amid what leaders call a structural mismatch between how ASCs operate and how anesthesia gets paid. The costliest anesthesia issue is “misalignment between operational efficiency and the anesthesia delivery…