Private equity’s consolidation of anesthesiology has been documented in federal courtrooms, academic studies and state attorney general investigations. Here’s a breakdown of where that consolidation ...

Anesthesia reimbursement has been eroding for years, but the pace of payer-driven policy changes has accelerated sharply since 2023. “Continued decrease in reimbursement certainly puts a strain on ...

The compensation number a physician is quoted at signing is rarely the one that shows up in their bank account. The gap ...

Many anesthesia and pain management programs are operating at or beyond capacity. The leaders running them say the biggest obstacles are structural, not clinical. Practices and clinics packed beyond ...

At least thirty physician practices and ASCs have shuttered or announced closures in the first half of 2026, a pace that reflects mounting pressure on independent practices. Insurance reimbursement ...

A Pennsylvania physician has agreed to pay $100,000 and enter into a three-year compliance agreement with the DEA to resolve allegations of failing to maintain accurate controlled substance records ...

Some surgical assistants are using arbitration provisions in federal billing law to collect far more than the surgeons they assist, according to The New York Times. Surgical assistants are typically ...

CMS is proposing new authority to deny or revoke Medicare enrollment for physicians, ASCs and other providers and suppliers, including grounds tied to provider density in a given market, certain ...

Gastroenterologists performing colonoscopies in ASC and hospital outpatient settings are absorbing a targeted physician pay ...

Rapid City, S.D.-based Monument Health will lease the Gillette, Wyo., clinic and equipment formerly operated by Hoskinson Health & Wellness Clinic, the health system announced July 1 in a news release ...

A Frederick, Md. oncology practice and its physician owner have agreed to pay $1.45 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of billing Medicare, Medicaid and the VA for chemotherapy drugs that ...