Certificate-of-need laws, which require healthcare providers and systems to get special permission from the state government before expanding or building a new facility, are often controversial among healthcare leaders.
Category: ASC News
Healthcare billionaires fall short when it comes to giving back
Forbes has named the 25 most philanthropic billionaires of 2024, with the year’s 34 healthcare billionaires notably missing from the list.
The 10 states with the fewest physician groups
Hill Physicians Medical Group is the largest active physician group in the country, with 2,258 locations, according to a Jan. 5 report from healthcare analytics company Definitive Healthcare.
Physician convicted in $2.8M Medicare scheme
A California physician was convicted for his role in a scheme that defrauded Medicare of more than $2.8 million.
Number of active PAs by state
There are 126,634 active physician assistants in the country, according to January data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Where physician groups have the most competition
There are 338,899 actively practicing physician groups in the U.S., according to a Jan. 5 report from healthcare intelligence company Definitive Healthcare.
Former Pennsylvania physician sentenced to 22 years for drug distribution resulting in 1 death
Martin Evers, MD, a former physician in Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for unlawfully prescribing oxycodone, fentanyl, and methadone to three patients, including one woman who died as a result of using the drugs.
Are ASCs cutting ties with Medicare patients?
In wake of CMS’ finalized physician fee schedule, which cut physician pay by 3.4% compared to last year despite rising inflation and practice costs, some practices and physicians made the decision to drop Medicare patients.
The highest-paid ASC specialties over the last 5 years
Plastic and orthopedic surgeons consistently place as the top earners of the ASC specialties, according to Medscape compensation reports.
Massachusetts falls short in ASCs
The volume of ASCs in Massachusetts is well below the national average, according to a Feb. 15 report from local news station WWLP based on data shared with state health regulators.
