About 46% of Americans reportedly think that healthcare is headed in the wrong direction, according to a new Gallup poll published Jan. 15.
Category: ASC News
Former Texas hospital CEO sentenced to prison for physician kickback scheme
The former CEO of a hospital in Rockdale, Texas, has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for a scheme involving paying kickbacks to physicians for laboratory referrals.
USPI to pay nearly $1.5M to settle class action lawsuit
United Surgical Partners International, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare’s ASC arm, has agreed to pay $1.48 million to settle a proposed class action suit alleging the company’s 401(k) plan violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, according t…
Virginia hospital indicted for $18.5M fraud scheme, unnecessary surgeries
Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center, formerly known as Chesapeake Regional Hospital, has been indicted for healthcare fraud and conspiracy, accused of allowing Javaid Perwaiz, MD, to perform unnecessary procedures and submitting fraudulent claims …
21 states raised minimum wage on Jan. 1
More than 20 states increased minimum wage on Jan. 1, increasing wages for more than nine million workers by a total of nearly $6 billion, according to the Economic Policy Institute.
Trump administration 'likely' to end FTC efforts to ban noncompetes: Report
President-elect Donald Trump recently said that current Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson will be the next chair of the commission. He has also nominated Mark Meador to take over for outgoing Chairperson Lina Khan, creating a Republican majori…
Texas physician sentenced to 10 years for $70M fraud scheme
A physician based in Fredericksburg, Texas, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $26.6 million in restitution for his involvement in a $70 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Florida medical device company ordered to pay $1.1M to Washington state
Clearwater, Fla.-based Lincare, a medical equipment company, has been ordered to pay $1.15 million to reimburse Washington’s Medicaid program for alleged fraudulent overbilling of leased oxygen equipment.
Why nurse practitioner is the best job in healthcare, again
U.S. News & World Report has named the role of nurse practitioner as the best job in the U.S. for 2025 for the second year in a row.
Louisiana chiropractor convicted for $3.2M healthcare fraud scheme
Slidell, La.-based chiropractor Dennis Peyroux pleaded guilty on Jan. 8 to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, admitting to a $3.2 million scheme that billed Medicare for over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits that were not requested.
