Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter’s Health has closed its Townsend (Mont.) Clinic and consolidated local services at Billings Clinic Broadwater, according to a notice posted on the health system’s website. Starting Oct. 9, Billings Clinic Broadwater will become the Townsend community’s…
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Physician practices depend on Stark law exceptions to keep routine financial relationships lawful, but the law imposes liability without regard to intent. That means an arrangement can fail on paper alone, according to an Oct. 4 blog post from Anthony…
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More than three-quarters of physicians say private insurers have created at least some friction in how they treat patients, according to a new report from Medscape. The “Private-Payer and Government Insurance Report 2026: Medicare, Medicaid, and More,” published Oct. 2,…
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