Certificate-of-need laws, which regulate the development of healthcare facilities, have been the subject of controversy in some states where healthcare leaders and legislators view them as stifling competition in the healthcare sector.
Category: ASC News
Healthcare company to pay $15.2 million for fraud, kickback scheme
An Elevance-backed healthcare company based in Puerto Rico — MMM Holdings — has agreed to pay more than $15 million to resolve allegations that it violated kickback laws through a gift card incentive program intended to induce Medicare enrollments…
3 physician fraud suits in 10 days
Becker’s has reported on three physician fraud cases since Dec. 16.
6 physician, payer conflicts in the last year
From gold card programs to reimbursement cuts, physicians across several specialties have clashed with payers over 2024 due to major policy changes.
7 ASC closures in 2024: State-by-state breakdown
Here is a state-by-state breakdown of seven ASC closures Becker’s reported on in 2024:
Boston physician settles improper prescription allegations
A family medicine physician in Three Rivers, Mass., will pay $220,000 to settle allegations he prescribed controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice.
Arizona clinic owners plead guilty to healthcare fraud
Two Arizona residents have pleaded guilty to defrauding the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona’s Medicaid agency, through their behavioral health clinic.
Spending bill leaves 2.83% physician pay cut in place
On Dec. 21, President Joe Biden signed a spending bill to keep the federal government operating into 2025, leaving the planned 2.83% across-the-board Medicare physician payment cut untouched.
Nearly 1 million affected in data breach
ConnectOnCall, a Delaware-based subsidiary of healthcare software company Phreesia, has suffered a data breach affecting up to 914,138 individuals.
SCA Health ASC to close, relocate operations
SCA Health’s Permineter Surgery Center in Atlanta closed Dec. 20, according to a notice on SCA Health’s website.
