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Players to watch in the retail clinic space
CVS Health is dominating the retail clinic space, accounting for 63 percent of the market’s clinics, according to a May 18 blog post from Definitive Healthcare.
UnitedHealthcare policy could push procedures to ASC setting
UnitedHealthcare’s 2023 site-of-service policy, which went into effect April 1, could push procedures to the ASC setting.
ASCs could be payers' big ticket to growth: 5 notes
Payers are continuing to look at ASCs as a way to cut costs, leaders said at a March 22 California Ambulatory Surgery Association summit with payers and industry stakeholders.
Capitol Pain Institute acquires Texas ASC
Nashville, Tenn.-based Capitol Pain Institute acquired Balcones Pain Consultants and Water Leaf Surgery Center, the company said in a May 18 news release.
Gastroenterologist pay vs. 10 lowest-earning specialties
On average, gastroenterologists make $252,000 more annually than physicians working in public health and preventive medicine, the lowest-earning physician specialty, according to Medscape’s “Physician Compensation Report” for 2023.
Tennessee law creates 'graduate physician' role
Tennessee has enacted a law that will create a medical position called “graduate physicians,” also known as assistant physicians, Cato Institute reported May 17.
What do the best states for healthcare have in common?
Ten states were named best in the country for healthcare per U.S. News & World Report’s rankings released May 2.
ASC partnerships in 2023: 5 big moves to know
From three major Surgery Partners partnerships to new pain institute partners, here are five major ASC partnerships to know from the first half of the year:
Physician group won't drop suit against Envision: 3 things ASCs need to know
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group plans to continue its federal suit against Envision Healthcare despite the company filing for bankruptcy, KFF Health News reported May 12.
The unhealthiest, healthiest county in each state
Rankings of each state’s healthiest and unhealthiest county were released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in Madison.
