An argument used by the Supreme Court to thwart former President Joe Biden’s climate change and student loan forgiveness policies now threatens President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs, Bloomberg reported May 31. Here are eight things to know about the legal…
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Becker’s has reported on three hospital closures in the last month, and ASCs may feel the ripple effects as displaced patients and providers seek alternative sites of care and hospitals restructure their outpatient strategies. Here are the three hospital closures:…
DFD Russell Medical Center will close its Bridgton, Maine, clinic on Aug. 28 due to financial pressures, Maine Public reported May 30. In a statement to the publication, health system leaders cited several challenges, including the loss of a community…
A physician in Frisco Texas has agreed to pay $3.5 million to resolve claims he violated the knowingly submitting or causing the submission of false claims for evaluation and management services that were not performed, the Justice Department said in…
ASC-hospital joint ventures have become a mainstay as the ASC market matures and hospitals increasingly look to expand their outpatient surgical capacity. Seven ASC leaders and physicians joined Becker’s to discuss the ways that ASCs can secure the most favorable…
The most influential factor for physicians in deciding to sell off private practices to either hospitals or private equity companies in 2024 was the ability to better negotiate higher payment rates with payers, according to the American Medical Association’s Physician…
St. Louis-based Ascension, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems, is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Nashville, Tenn.-based ASC chain AmSurg in a deal valued at approximately $3.9 billion, according to Bloomberg. AmSurg, which operates more than 250…
Growing orthopedic (ortho) and spine surgical volume raises an important question: can ASC support structures handle the increased workloads and regulatory requirements without increased financial pressure? Sterile processing (SPD) is at the heart of the ASC support structure directly impacting…
Elevance Health, parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia, has filed a lawsuit against billing company HaloMD and two physician groups accusing them of exploiting the federal arbitration system established under the No Surprises Act, according to court…
Emergency medicine has the highest physician associate pay with a median annual compensation of $146,000, well above the national median of $134,000, according to the 2025 American Academy of Physician Associates Salary Survey. Data for the report draws from a…