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'We should not participate in gathering data for UnitedHealthcare': Why 1 gastroenterologist opposes UHC's new GI advanced notification plan
In March, insurer UnitedHealthcare announced changes to prior authorization for certain GI procedures. The night before changes were to take effect on June 1, UHC reversed the plan, opting instead for an advanced notification alternative.
8 states with graduate physician roles
Several states have enacted laws creating new medical positions for graduate physicians who have not found a residency position.
How CMS' reimbursement policies have helped, hurt ASCs in 2023
CMS’ policies have the power to turn the tide of the surgery center industry. Here is how those policies have both helped and hurt ASCs in 2023.
Why Optum's lack of 'checks and balances' concern 1 CEO
According to Michael Meyers, president and CEO of Manhasset, N.Y.-based medtech company Meyers & Gerard Medical, Optum’s quick growth and acquisition of physician groups is a cause for concern.
Optum's strength in 5 stats
Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, is the largest employer of physicians in the country.
Optum's strength in 5 stats
Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, is the largest employer of physicians in the country.
Arkansas law allows physician assistants to be rendering providers for Medicaid
Arkansas has recently passed a law that would let physician assistants enroll as a rendering provider through Medicaid, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences reported May 31.
5 healthcare leaders named among America's richest self-made women
On June 1, Forbes released its list of America’s richest self-made women for 2023, which includes five women who made their wealth in the health and healthcare space.
OcuTerra taps new CFO
OcuTerra, a clinical stage ophthalmology pharmaceutical company, has named Bill Steinkrauss as its new CFO.
The most challenging thing about being an anesthesiologist
Twenty-nine percent of anesthesiologists said having to work long hours is the hardest part of their job, according to Medscape’s “Anesthesiologist Compensation Report” for 2023.
