Six South Texas physicians and their practices agreed to pay $4.9 million to resolve allegations they submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and TriCare for services that were not rendered or not medically necessary, according to a March 2 news…
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Charleston, S.C.-based Medical University Hospital Authority, part of MUSC Health, will purchase all membership interests in Palmetto Primary Care Physicians for $111 million, effective March 3. According to a news release from the system, Palmetto Primary Care Physicians will become…
Private equity’s presence in gastroenterology in 2026 is beginning to look different than it has in previous years as deals slow down in volume but grow in size. At the same time, PE groups and GI stakeholders alike continue to…
By 2036, the U.S. is projected to have a shortfall of around 630 GI physicians, according to projections from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration. The shortage, however, is not evenly distributed. While several…
Across five orthopedic procedures—including two that were added to the Covered Procedures List for 2026— ASCs consistently post lower total costs than hospital outpatient departments — in some cases by more than $6,000 per case — driven largely by lower…
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City, Mo., has added Donald Thompson, MD, a gastroenterologist, to its medical staff, according to a March 3 News Tribune report. Dr. Thompson’s clinical interests include inflammatory bowel disease, colon cancer screening, esophageal…
The ASC boom is accelerating across the South, and Florida is right at the center of it. A July 2025 report from Research and Markets identified the Southeast as holding the largest share of the national ASC market, driven by…
A planning commission has recommended approval for Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente’s plan to build a new ASC and medical office building, according to a March 2 report from Redlands News. The Kaiser Redlands Medical Center Project would expand the organization’s…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and King Saud University Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have launched a three-year research collaboration to study inflammatory bowel disease in families with multiple affected members. The project will analyze clinical data…
Healthcare organizations entered 2025 under persistent labor costs, reimbursement volatility and regulatory uncertainty. Deal volume remained below historical highs. Hospital margins were uneven. Nearly half of announced hospital transactions involved financial distress. At the same time, outpatient migration accelerated. Ambulatory…
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