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Market forces driving more private equity to ASCs
CMS and commercial payers continue to push procedures to ASCs, where care can be provided at a lower cost, and private equity investment in surgery centers is increasing to capitalize on this evolving dynamic.
Insurers send mixed signals to ASCs, physicians
Insurers are sending mixed messages to ASCs and independent physicians. On one hand, they want surgery centers and physicians to stay independent to keep costs low; on the other, they are increasing prior authorizations and denial policies that make it…
Ophthalmology chain consolidates 2 New York offices into new facility
Ophthalmology chain OCLI Vision is opening a new location in Woodbury, N.Y.
Economy pulse check: GDP falls 1.4% in Q1 instead of expected 1% gain
Gross domestic product in the U.S. declined at a 1.4 percent pace in the first quarter, below analyst expectations of a 1 percent gain, CNBC reported April 28.
Independence Blue Cross puts $2.5M toward CRC prevention program
Independence Blue Cross and the Colorectal Cancer Alliance launched a cancer screening and prevention program addressing health equity.
HCA dives deeper into urgent care market
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare plans to acquire BetterMed, a Fredericksburg, Va.-based chain of 12 outpatient urgent care centers, Richmond BizSense reported April 28.
Bausch & Lomb launches eye care spinoff
Bausch & Lomb launched an initial public offering for its eye care spinoff company, MarketWatch reported April 28.
California eye ASC among first in US to perform Evo implant
San Jose, Calif.-based Laser Eye Center of Silicon Valley ophthalmologist Joseph Ling, MD, performed the Bay Area’s first Evo intracorneal lens implantation to treat nearsightedness and astigmatism.
Virginia medical building housing private cardiology practice acquired
The Blair Building, a 35,000-square-foot medical office in Richmond, Va., has been acquired by Flagship Healthcare Trust, an outpatient healthcare real estate investment trust.
Washington physician gets 4 years in prison for opioid charges
Physician Janet Arnold, MD, was sentenced to four years in prison on opioid distribution charges, the Justice Department said April 27.
