Here are five updates on payers for ASC leaders and physicians to know: 1. Around one-quarter of small businesses that purchased health insurance in 2022 discontinued coverage in 2023, according to a report from JPMorganChase. Among small businesses with no employees, 26% stopped paying health insurance premiums between 2022 and 2023. Among businesses with employees, […]
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Michael Groff, MD, a neurosurgeon, and his wife, Joy Saini, MD, a urogynecologist, their children and their respective partners, six people in total, were killed in a plane crash in upstate New York, the Times Herald-Record reported April 15. The couple, their children and their children’s partners were traveling to Hudson, N.Y., on April 12 […]
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From implementing AI to staffing shortage workarounds, here’s how ASC leaders and physicians are improving their practice’s workflow and efficiency. The more than 19 leaders featured below are speaking at Becker’s 31th Annual: The Business and Operations of ASCs, Oct. 16-18, 2025, at the Swissotel in Chicago. If you would like to join the event […]
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In the wake of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, the American Medical Association is calling on Optum to adopt a more flexible approach to loan repayment for affected physicians. Here are five things to know: 1. On April 11, AMA CEO and Executive Vice President James Madara, MD, formally addressed Optum Insight CEO Roger Connor in […]
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An anesthesiologist currently on probation for drug use at work is facing potential license revocation, ABC Team 10 reported April 11. What happened? What’s next?
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In an April 15 commentary, Forbes chairman and editor-in-chief Steve Forbes outlined what he believes are misconceptions and over-generalizations about private investment activity in healthcare. Here’s an overview of Mr. Forbes’ commentary: 1. Mr. Forbes presents the idea that private investment has been “villainized” by “far-left” political groups and “subsidy-seeking” business entities, whom he claims […]
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Physicians’ average bonus was $50,000 per year and 63% reported receiving incentive bonuses, according to Medscape’s Physician Compensation Report 2025. Medscape surveyed 7,322 physicians in 29 specialties from Oct. 3, 2024 to Jan. 15, 2025. The breakdown of factors affecting incentive bonuses include:
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Building an ASC from the ground up is no simple task. Stryker has partnered to bring hundreds of ASCs’ visions to life and understands the complexity of building and launching a new facility. Each project is unique, but there are similar milestones that every facility must go through along their journey. Stryker’s ASC New Build Playbook […]
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A North Ridgeville, Ohio-based physician has pleaded guilty to his role in a $14.5 million Medicare scheme, according to an April 11 news release from the Justice Department. What happened? What’s next?
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The CEO of Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, received a 33% jump in total compensation in 2024, according to an April 11 proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Here are the five top-paid executives from Dallas-based Tenet: Saum Sutaria, MD. CEO: $24,661,553 total 2024 compensation Salary: […]
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