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What the average physician spends on state, federal taxes
The average physician spent $83,620 on federal taxes in 2022, and an additional $12,952 on state taxes, according to Medscape’s 2023 “Physicians and Taxes” report, which surveyed over 1,200 physicians across 29 specialties.
Is private equity digging deeper into ASCs? 6 notes
Here are six notes about private equity’s ASC influence from the last year:
Are surgical robots worth it for ASCs?
As the popularity of surgical robots continues to grow across all medical specialties, there are key factors that ASCs have to consider when determining if the investment is worth it for their practice.
8 things to know about Tenet and USPI's supply chain partner
In 2021, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, parent organization of United Surgical Partners International, renewed its longtime supply partnership with national group purchasing organization HealthTrust.
Nebraska surgery practice adds area's 1st gastroenterologist
Columbus (Neb.) General Surgery has added the first gastroenterologist in the Columbus community, Tyler McVay, MD, according to a July 14 report from The Columbus Telegram.
UnitedHealthcare rakes in $70B in Q2: 3 things to know
UnitedHealthcare revenue grew 13 percent to $70.2 billion in the second quarter of 2023.
Optum revenue jumps 25% in Q2: 6 things to know
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum saw big gains in the second quarter of 2023, with the company seeing a 25 percent increase in revenue to $56.3 billion.
ASCs get 2.8% pay bump in CMS' 2024 proposal: 5 details
CMS pitched a 2.8 percent average rate increase for ASCs next year in the 2024 hospital outpatient prospective payment system, released July 13.
Understanding monitored anesthesia care, endoscopy anesthesia for ASCs
While anesthesia providers have only three modes to report to payers, one seems to cause a lot of confusion among professionals, according to a July 3 blog post from Rita Astani, president of anesthesia for Coronis Health.
Orthopedic ASC's surgical suspension lifted after paying $50K fine
The ASC at Bonati Spine Institute, based in Hudson, Fla., can resume surgeries after reaching a July 7 agreement entailing a correction plan and a $50,000 fine, ABC affiliate WFTS reported July 12.
