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For generations, physicians have focused on the next patient and left policy and the business of medicine to others. Michael Verdon, DO, a neurosurgeon in Dayton, Ohio, believes that model is approaching a turning point. After watching threatened Medicare cuts…

At a health system, the shoulder sling a patient goes home in may come down to a contract signed far from the OR. A surgeon-owner at an Illinois ASC said physician ownership lets surgeons make that call. “As simple as…

Bon Secours Mercy Health affiliate HealthSpan Partners agreed Oct. 26 to acquire Surgery Partners in a $5.7 billion deal, including debt. It is the second time a health system has bought a national ASC operator outright, after Ascension’s purchase of…

Gastroenterologists are drawing the biggest starting offers of any specialty, but they rank in the middle on lifestyle and above average on burnout. Pay: Gastroenterology was the highest-paid specialty in AMN Healthcare’s 2026 recruiting review, with an average starting offer…

Physicians from both parties are on the Nov. 3 ballot for the House, the Senate and statehouses, and many are running on the same issue: what care costs and who can still get it. The outcome will shape who sits…

A mandatory CMS model that ties specialists’ Medicare Part B pay to how they manage chronic conditions starts Jan. 1, 2027. With about two months until launch, a coalition of provider groups is asking CMS to delay it or soften…

Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University is set to acquire Pottstown (Pa.) Medical Specialists, a 48-year-old physician-owned group, after the group canceled its bankruptcy auction and named Jefferson the successful bidder. Pottstown Medical Specialists filed for Chapter 11 on Aug. 30 in…

As spine, total joint and other complex procedures move into ASCs, high-acuity cases have become a growth target for centers and their investors. Implant, supply and staffing costs in those cases can quietly drain a center’s profits. Shakeel Ahmed, MD,…