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USPI quietly buys Covenant Physician Partners | Why Walmart, Amazon, Walgreens & CVS are struggling to break into healthcare | Physician malpractice: 10 notes | Good news for FTC's noncompete ban | Physician pleads guilty to $3.2M fraud

July 26, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. USPI quietly buys Covenant Physician Partners: Report Full story 2. Why Walmart, Amazon, Walgreens & CVS are struggling to break into healthcare Full story 3. Physician malpractice: 10 things to know Full story 4.…

Optum closing more clinics, laying off 524 | ASCs a 'top capital priority' for Tenet | Physician convicted of illegal drug distribution | Colonoscopy & ASCs | 5 coding changes in CMS' fee schedule | USPI revenue hits $1.1B

July 25, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Optum closing more clinics, laying off 524 Full story 2. ASCs a 'top capital priority' for Tenet Full story 3. Louisiana physician convicted of illegal opioid distribution Full story 4. Disjointed infection prevention efforts…

The rise of Stark law violations | Payers threatening ASC growth | 3 disruptors leading battle to acquire physicians | Physician sentenced for $8M+ fraud scheme | HCA's outpatient volume declines | A new direction for physician ownership

July 24, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 10 things to know about rise of Stark law violations Full story 2. Payer behavior threatening ASC growth Full story 3. Ohio physician sentenced for $8M+ Medicare fraud scheme Full story 4. Position your…

5 hospitals ending services | Legal fight over contested Ala. ASC continues | Physician convicted for unlawfully prescribing opioids | Optum's Steward physician group deal sours | CON & ASCs | What Amazon has done in 2024 | A flurry of HCA moves

July 23, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 5 hospitals ending services in 1 month Full story 2. Legal fight over contested Alabama ASC persists Full story 3. Physician convicted for unlawfully prescribing opioids while serving on the Kentucky licensing board Full story…

Feds crack down on Stark law violations | How physicians can regain power | Optum employees report layoffs | What makes or breaks ASCs | 10 big ASC trends | Anesthesiologist convicted for stealing drugs

July 22, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Why physicians have lost power — and how they can get it back Full story 2. Feds crack down on Stark law violations Full story 3. The factor that could make or break ASC…

Hospitals halt surgeries amid global IT outage | Who's buying Optum's ASCs? | 5 ASC profitability killers | Surgeon settles kickback allegations | Spine groups see insurers rescind payments

July 20, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Hospitals halt non-urgent surgeries amid global IT outage Full story 2. Spine surgeon settles with DOJ over kickback allegations Full story 3. Who's buying Optum's ASCs? Full story 4. Don't just talk safety —…

5 things to know about the 5 biggest ASC chains | Va. practice to close 1 year after physician misconduct allegations | Bill amending ban on new POHs gains traction | 7 kickback lawsuits | A disconcerting new payer trend in spine

July 19, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Virginia practice to close 1 year after physician misconduct allegations Full story 2. 5 things to know about the 5 biggest ASC chains Full story 3. 7 kickback lawsuits in 1 month Full story…

14 hospital closures in 2024 | How CMS' proposed pay cut will affect independence | ASC vs. HOPD pay for 10 procedures | FTC probing DaVita, Fresenius Medical Care's noncompetes | TJRs & ASCs | Spine surgeon's $11M verdict reversed

July 18, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 14 hospital closures so far in 2024 Full story 2. 'The last straw for private practice': How CMS' proposed pay cut will affect independence Full story 3. ASC vs. HOPD reimbursement for 10 common…

Hospitals eye ASCs amid outpatient surgery dash | CMS pay cuts' long-term harm | Physician sentenced for illegal drug prescription | Steward investigated for fraud, corruption | MultiCare, Atlas to develop ASC chain | Optum's $63B in Q2 revenue

July 17, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. Hospitals 'forced to embrace' ASCs in mad dash for outpatient surgery Full story 2. The long-term harm in CMS pay cuts Full story 3. Kentucky physician sentenced for illegally prescribing amphetamines Full story 4.…

5 ASC profitability killers | Walgreens to close more clinics | Are spine surgeons exiting hospitals for private practice? | 20 major physician group deals | Physician pay jumps by specialty | 10 orthopedic device companies ranked by revenue

July 16, 2024 BHR Newsletter 1. 5 ASC profitability killers Full story 2. Walgreens to close more clinics, reduce VillageMD stake Full story 3. Are spine, orthopedic surgeons exiting hospitals for private practice? Full story 4. ASCs improve managed care…