Payers are escalating public criticism of the No Surprises Act’s arbitration process, arguing the system is being exploited by a small number of providers as disputes and payouts climb to record levels. Health insurance CEOs, an industry coalition and at…
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Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare has named four new physician leaders in anesthesiology, gastroenterology, cardiothoracic surgery and women’s health. Here are the new appointments, according to a July 29 news release from AtlantiCare:
A wave of M&A hit the ASC industry over the past three months, with five major deals reshaping ownership across the sector. Health systems and physician-owned platforms alike moved to consolidate, from Ascension’s $3.9 billion AmSurg acquisition and its subsequent…
Physician medical groups were the most active sector in healthcare M&A in the first quarter of 2026, accounting for 145 of the 549 publicly announced transactions tracked by Irving Levin Associates, according to a July 20 news release. Overall deal…
Here are 10 ASC projects that were announced or completed in July, as reported by Becker’s: 1. Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Healthcare opened a new ASC in Gaylord, Mich., after receiving accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care…
Two Florida men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a scheme that submitted approximately $35 million in fraudulent Medicare Advantage claims for medically unnecessary orthotic braces, the Justice Department said in a July 31 news release.…
Hospitals nationwide are pulling back from the service lines, and while ASC are theoretically well-positioned to absorb displaced surgical volume, the data suggests otherwise. Seven hundred twenty rural hospitals, roughly a third of the nation’s rural facilities, are at risk…
Dermatology Partners has acquired the practice of Elizabeth Spiers, MD, in Doylestown, Pa., establishing a second location in the county, according to a July 30 news release shared with Becker’s. The acquired practice will operate as Dermatology Partners Doylestown–Ferry Road,…
The Department of Justice’s decision not to prosecute an eye care management company this week, while indicting its founder on fraud and kickback charges, gives healthcare compliance teams their first real-world look at how a new federal disclosure policy works.…
Many physician leaders are reporting a troubling pattern: Physicians who sell their practices to private equity, cash out and then end up recreating the same predatory terms on the physicians coming up behind them. Private equity consolidation is reshaping medicine…