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Illinois physician fined $1M for fraud scheme
Hinsdale, Ill.-based physician John Greager, MD, has been sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined $1 million for submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and a private payer. -
How Medicare conversion factors changed over 10 years
Here is how Medicare's conversion factors have evolved over 10 years, according to data from the American Medical Association: -
Connecticut revamps facility fee law
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law a policy that changes the state's facility fees law, according to a July 5 post from JD Supra. -
Cigna in the headlines: 7 updates in the past 60 days
Cigna, one of the largest payers in the U.S., surpassed investor expectations by posting a first quarter revenue of $1.3 billion. -
2 physician specialties that saw pay dives
Two physician specialties saw pay declines between 2021 to 2022, according to a new survey from the American Medical Group Association. -
Meet the surgeon suing North Carolina over certificate-of-need policy
Ophthalmologist Jay Singleton, MD, who owns an ophthalmology practice in New Bern, N.C., is challenging the state's certificate-of-need laws in a suit that says he can't perform procedures at his ASC. -
The 9 physician specialties that saw pay jumps
Nine physician specialties saw pay jumps between 2021 to 2022, according to a new survey from the American Medical Group Association. -
California health system, providers to pay $68M to resolve False Claims allegations
A California health system and three healthcare providers have agreed to pay $68 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act by submitting or causing the submission of false claims to Medi-Cal in relation to Medicaid Adult Expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Justice Department reported June 29. -
78 charged in $2.5B healthcare fraud scheme
Seventy-eight people have been charged with the alleged participation in a healthcare fraud and opioid abuse scheme worth more than $2.5 billion. -
ASC operating costs: 5 key stats
Here are five key stats about ASC operating expenses from VMG Health's 2022 "Multi-Specialty ASC Benchmarking Study:" -
5 reasons ASC ownership stake is important amid increasing consolidation
Alejandro Fernandez, CEO of San Diego-based Synergy Orthopedic Specialists, joined Becker's to discuss the importance of ASC ownership as the healthcare industry becomes increasingly consolidated. -
Physician pay is increasing in these specialties
Twenty-one physician specialties saw pay increases in 2023, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2023." -
3 big noncompete ban wins for physicians
In January, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that would ban noncompete contracts nationwide. Eighty-seven percent of physicians support the rule, according to a report from Doximity. -
New York 1 step closer to banning noncompetes
On June 20, the New York State Legislature passed a bill aiming to stop employers from entering into noncompete agreements with their employees, according to a June 26 post from JD Supra. -
Physician-owned hospitals offer lower commercial, cash prices: 5 things to know
Physician-owned hospitals offer commercial and cash prices that are about one-third lower than non-physician-owned hospitals, according to a study published June 23 in JAMA Network Open. -
Stark laws: 7 things physicians should know
Here are seven things physicians should know about the physician self-referral laws, or Stark laws, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists. -
The Anti-Kickback Statute: 7 things physicians should know
Here are seven things physicians should know about the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists: -
Why this physician thinks pay is shrinking
Low reimbursements coupled with the overall decrease of physician revenue from employment models create a perfect storm for physician compensation. -
How value-based care is pacing in 5 specialties
Though the popularity of value-based care is rising, fee-for service payment models remain the status quo in several areas of healthcare. -
The fight for fair ASC, physician pay: Behind the scenes with Dr. Adam Bruggeman
Adam Bruggeman, MD, of Texas Spine Care Center in San Antonio, shared insight about the government and private payer landscape related to physicians and ASCs at the 19th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC event.
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