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Surgery Partners earnings jump 32%: 7 notes
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners’ adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization jumped 32.3 percent in 2021 over the prior year period, to $339.6 million.
3 recent physician kickback suits totaling $300M+
Three kickback suits involving physicians have been settled in the last month, according to the Justice Department, totaling more than $300 million.
One GI’s 11 deals in 15 months
Founded in April 2020, Nashville, Tenn.-based One GI has had a massive year for acquisitions, with 11 deals in the last 15 months.
2 Nebraska practices opening ASCs this year
Two Nebraska practices, both in Lincoln, plan to open ASCs this year, the Journal Star reported Feb. 26.
New York governor resumes nonemergency surgeries
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ended the mandate pausing nonemergency surgeries in the state, according to local NBC affiliate WGRZ.
UnitedHealthcare ends paper prior authorization letters
UnitedHealth Group has decided to stop mailing prior authorization and clinical decisions to providers on paper.
10 states with the fewest endoscopy centers per capita
Vermont has a single endoscopy ASC for all of its 643,077 residents.
CDC eases mask guidelines: 6 things to know
The CDC relaxed indoor mask guidance Feb. 25, now relying on a framework in which a community falls in one of three categories based on how COVID-19 is affecting its healthcare system.
The most ‘overpaid’ medical group CEO makes $73.4M
Javier Rodriguez, CEO of DaVita, a network of kidney care services and outpatient dialysis centers, landed the No. 2 spot on nonprofit shareholder advocacy group As You Sow’s list of “overpaid” healthcare CEOs.
What ASCs, physicians stand to lose when the national emergency ends
President Joe Biden said Feb. 18 he will extend the national emergency, first declared March 13, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic beyond April 14.
