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Stark law amendment clears House committee

A House committee in June unanimously advanced legislation that would make permanent an in-office ancillary services exception to Stark law for drugs provided under Medicare. 

West Virginia hospital opens 6K-square-foot GI facility

Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center has opened a new 6,000-square-foot gastroenterology facility, according to an Aug. 5 report from NBC affiliate WTOV.

West Virginia hospital opens 6K-square-foot GI facility

Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center has opened a new 6,000-square-foot gastroenterology facility, according to an Aug. 5 report from NBC affiliate WTOV.

Texas office building to add ASC

A 14,000-square-foot ASC is planned for Imperial Medical Center in Sugar Land, Texas, according to an Aug. 5 report from Community Impact. 

Optum buys Washington state medical office building for $20M

Optum Services of Minnesota, an affiliate of United Health, has purchased a medical office building in Marysville, Wash., for $20.3 million according to an Aug. 6 report from the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce.

Upstate New York cardiology practice to shutter after 40 years

Auburn (N.Y.) Cardiology Associates is closing its doors after nearly four decades following the retirement of owner and head physician Rama Godishala, MD, according to an Aug. 5 report from The Citizen. 

Upstate New York cardiology practice to shutter after 40 years

Auburn (N.Y.) Cardiology Associates is closing its doors after nearly four decades following the retirement of owner and head physician Rama Godishala, MD, according to an Aug. 5 report from The Citizen. 

Nonemergency surgeries delayed at South Carolina ASC due to tropical storm

Nonemergency surgeries at Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital have been delayed due to Tropical Storm Debby, The Island Packet reported Aug. 5. 

Nonemergency surgeries delayed at South Carolina ASC due to tropical storm

Nonemergency surgeries at Beaufort (S.C.) Memorial Hospital have been delayed due to Tropical Storm Debby, The Island Packet reported Aug. 5. 

US cancer screening costs $43B annually: Study

The cost of initial cancer screening in the U.S hit $43.2 billion annually in 2021, according to a study published Aug. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.