The Senate has approved a temporary fix for the planned 21.3 percent Medicare physician fee cut that went into effect April 1, according to a report by the Washington Post.
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Democrats and Republicans in the Florida state legislature have announced a bill aimed at fighting the $1 billion Medicare fraud problem, according to a report in the South Florida Business Journal.
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Piedmont Surgery Center has opened for business at the Piedmont West Medical Office Park in Atlanta, according to a report by the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization, announced its Alternate Care Solutions program, which includes a comprehensive menu of tools and resources targeted exclusively to long-term care facilities, ASCs, physician offices and clinics, grew more than 11 percent…
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Richard Ellison, MD, medical director for the Park West Surgical Center in Akron, is the new president of the Ohio State Medical Association, according to Med City News.
Sylvester Ijewere, an owner and operator of a durable medical equipment company in Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to submitting $471,345 in false claims to Medicare between June 2007 and October 2009, according to a U.S. Justice Department news release.
The U.S. Senate overcame a Republican filibuster Monday evening against a bill containing a one-month delay of the 21.3 percent cut in Medicare physician fees, allowing for a final vote on Thursday or Friday, according to the The Hill.
Over the past 10 years, ASCs have faced numerous changes. These have included areas such as regulation, reimbursement and market dynamics. While individual states have certainly experienced their own noteworthy changes and challenges, the seven "stories" presented here represent some…
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