Medicare’s 2026 payment rules landed with more bad news for gastroenterologists: another round of cuts to endoscopy payments, a work RVU “efficiency” haircut that specifically targets procedures like colonoscopy, and a widening gap between what GI physicians are paid and…
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Most Medicare Advantage plans still run risk adjustment the way they always have — as a specialized function, staffed and led by risk adjustment experts. That specialization built deep expertise, but it also built blind spots. Leaders trained in actuarial…
Oct 27, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
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- Nicole LaBarbera, Vice President, North America, Charta Health
- Aleesa Jansick, JD, MPP, Senior Director, Government Programs, Sanford Health Plan
- Koh Kerdsri, Chief Information Officer, Clever Care Health Plan
Skyway Surgery Center, an ASC in Chico, Calif., is asking the community for help staying open amid financial challenges that could force its closure, KDRV reported Sept. 4. The ASC has operated independently since opening in 2004 and has three…
CMS’ 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System Final Rule marked the largest single-year expansion of outpatient-eligible surgery since at least 2018, surpassing, in one year, the 59 procedures Becker’s tracked as added to the ASC-covered list…
The highest-paid anesthesiologist in Kansas City, Mo., earns $896,600 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $360,570 anesthesiologists make, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here is what…
Clearwater (Fla.) Cardiovascular Consultants, a partner practice of Cardiovascular Logistics, has partnered with Pasco Cardiology Center in Trinity, Fla. Through the partnership, Clearwater Cardiovascular Consultants will integrate Pasco Cardiology Center into its practice, providing advanced technology, data analytics and back-office…
American Vision Partners has agreed to a $1.75 million settlement over a data breach, according to court filings pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Per the court-authorized settlement notice, approximately 258,070 individuals whose Social Security…
Long Beach, Calif.-based Golden State Orthopedics & Spine provided notice of a data security incident. On July 2, Golden State Orthopedics & Spine detected unusual activity within its network and engaged third-party forensic experts to investigate, according to an Aug.…
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and St. Cloud, Minn.-based CentraCare have partnered to expand the school’s Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesiology. The two organizations launched a new location for the program in St. Cloud, Minn., creating one of…
Valley Regional Hospital, part of Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Health, opened a 25,000-square-foot outpatient facility in Claremont, N.H., Sept. 8, consolidating several outpatient service lines into a single building. The Michael and Sheila Satzow Health Center brings together primary care, imaging,…