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CMS has issued a document covering 44 answers to frequently asked questions about the new ASC payment system.

The mental health parity bill passed by the House of Representatives last week includes a section that would effectively eliminate physician ownership of hospitals. The language of the bill touches on 14 key facets of physician-owned hospitals, which was covered…

In 2008, the OIG plans to review several areas of interest to ASC Review readers:

McGuireWoods has issued a sample list of its 2007 private equity deals.

Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital became yet another hospital to agree to a multi-million dollar fine to settle allegations by CMS that it billed Medicare for inflated charges, the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut announced on Friday. The case is…

The Medicare Fraud Strike Force continues to make its mark, with two big announcements in South Florida cases Friday. First, the perpetrator of a $48 million Medicare durable equipment billing fraud was sentenced to 19 years in prison and ordered…

Patients who have a small jaw and are not morbidly obese may have a new surgical option to treat their sleep apnea.

Device maker Stryker Corp. has announced that it received a subpoena from the criminal division of the Department of Justice requesting documentation concerning possible violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which prohibits bribing officials to obtain or retain business.

Federal lawmakers, with the support of medical device makers, continue to lobby for the passage of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007. S. 2029 would require transparency for financial relationships between physicians and drug, device and medical supply manufacturers.…

Rhode Island lawmakers are pushing for a new ?near-miss? tracking system, and a bill in Massachusetts may require doctors to complete new drug training before they can become licensed.