A hospital, a laboratory, three lab employees, a referring physician and his office manager will collectively pay more than $7.2 million to settle allegations that they defrauded government healthcare ...

Here are five key insights from the survey: 1. Frequent payer policy changes: In 2024, 77% of respondents noted that payer policy changes are happening more frequently, up from 67% in 2022. 2. Slower ...

1. According to the analysis, Surgery Partners completed $225 million in acquisitions across 16 deals in 2023, $245 million in 13 transactions in 2022 and $325 million in 12 deals in 2021. 2. The ...

With ongoing changes in the legal landscape, here are five major Stark law issues physicians are keeping a close eye on: The recent overturning of the Chevron deference has left Stark law compliance ...

A physician and office manager in Jackson, Ky., agreed to pay $450,000 to resolve allegations the physician unlawfully prescribed controlled substances and they both defrauded healthcare by soliciting ...

Hoang Ho, MD, will be closing her private practice in Allen, Texas, and joining the Baylor Scott & White Family Medicine Clinic, according to a notice on the practice's website. Her last day at her ...

From new blood- and stool-based screening options, to changes in colonoscopy age and quality recommendations, here are what seven leaders have told Becker's about major colonoscopy screening changes ...

Seven individuals from five states have been indicted for allegedly defrauding Medicare and Colorado Medicaid of more than $40 million, according to a Sept. 25 report from Fox affiliate KDVR. The ...

Here are six things to know about prior authorization and Medicare Advantage: 1. More than 46 million prior authorization requests were submitted to Medicare Advantage insurers on behalf of program ...

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has submitted a proposal to the state's Office of Health Strategy to assume control of two surgical center operators, according to a Sept. 27 report from Hartford Business.

Site-neutral payments are a policy proposal that many ASC and physician groups have long supported in an effort to even out payments between ASCs and HOPDs. ASCs historically receive lower ...