Category: ASC News

Here are five payer moves in September for ASCs to know, as reported by Becker’s:

Becker’s reported on 10 hospital closures in the third financial quarter of this year, and this shift may lead to an increase in volume for ASCs, as patients seek alternatives after losing access to services previously offered at hospitals. 

A physician who ran an addiction treatment practice in Merrillville, Ind., has been sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to healthcare fraud. 

Cigna and HCA Houston Healthcare have extended their current contract until Oct. 8 amid ongoing negotiations, the Houston Business Journal reported Oct. 3. 

The number of physicians running independent practices is steadily declining amid a growing gap between reimbursements and the escalating costs of maintaining these practices. 

Two Kansas men have pleaded guilty in a scheme to defraud Medicare. 

Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took the stage Oct. 1 for the only vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. 

About 36% of physician assistants report feeling burnt out in 2024, down 1% from the year prior, according to Medscape’s “Finding Renewed Resilience: Physician Assistant Burnout & Depression Report 2024,” published Oct. 4. 

The annual cost of retirement can vary by as much as $67,981 annually, depending on what state you live in, according to an Oct. 2 report from CNBC, based on a recent GOBankingRates analysis of all 50 U.S. states.

More women are entering higher-paying physician specialties, particularly in surgery, according to a study published in JAMA.