President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Mehmet Oz, MD, as CMS administrator, and six leaders joined Becker's to discuss what this could mean for physicians. Question: What could President-elect ...

ASCs are facing a trifecta of pay issues — anesthesia stipends, rising expenses and stagnant reimbursements.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is a major employer of physicians that continues to make significant plays in the ASC space. Here are five numbers highlighting Kaiser's physician workforce: 1.

Becker's has reported on five multimillion-dollar Stark law penalties in 2024: 1. A Denton, Texas-based medical center paid $14.2 million to settle alleged violations of Stark law and Medicare ...

Here are seven recent developments in the ongoing debate surrounding site neutrality: 1. On Nov. 1., Sens. Bill Cassidy, MD, R-La., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., published a paper advocating site-neutral ...

Becker's has reported on five ASC controversies in the last month. 1. A medical malpractice lawsuit was filed on Nov. 15 against Akira Yamamoto, MD, Lynette Tschabold, PA-C, Scott Morley, and several ...

On Nov. 22, Salem (Ore.) Health filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that alleged its efforts to expand heart care in the area is an unlawful attempt to build a monopoly, Salem Reporter reported Nov.

Georgetown, Del.-based Sussex Pain Relief Center is looking to open a pain management-focused ASC in Lewes, Del.,the Delaware Business Times reported Nov. 25. Manonmani Antony, MD, of Beebe Healthcare ...

Vertical integration across independent cardiologists has led to higher costs in Medicare over the last 15 years with "minimal evidence" of any increase in quality of care, according to findings ...

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has strongly opposed the new policy.

Medtronic has inked a three-year contract with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for GI Genius, leading to nearly 100 additional units being installed across VA medical centers. GI Genius is an ...

On Nov. 1, CMS finalized a 2.83% physician pay cut in its 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System. The physician fee schedule ...