The U.S. sued a plastic surgeon formerly of Tri-State Specialists in Sioux City, Iowa, for violating the False Claims Act.

ASC reimbursements in many markets are not keeping up with the rising cost of inflation and general costs of living. 

National Medical Billing Services rebranded to nimble solutions to align with its core values of agility, innovation and client-centricity.

Washington offers physician assistants the highest hourly mean wage, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Matt Mazurek, MD, assistant clinical professor of anesthesiology and director of quality and safety at St. Raphael's Campus of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital, joined Becker's to discuss physicians' biggest reimbursement issues. 

CMS has issued a final rule to help streamline Medicare Advantage and Part D prior authorizations. 

CMS policies are stifling the migration of procedures to the outpatient setting, Bill Prentice, CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, said at a California Ambulatory Surgery Association summit with payers and industry stakeholders. 

Some healthcare leaders say the No Surprises Act, aimed to protect patients against balance billing and create cost transparency, has accelerated reimbursement issues. 

Physicians in the U.S. make $121.15 an hour on average, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Bridgeport, Conn.-based physician group Northeast Medical Group and Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health Services will pay $560,718 to resolve allegations they submitted false claims to Medicare. 

The largest whistleblower award ever was granted in early May, more than doubling the previous record.

Oakland County, Mich.-based podiatrist Kenneth Mitchell, DPM, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in a $1.8 million healthcare fraud scheme wherein he billed Medicare under another physician's name, the U.S. Justice Department said May 4. 

ASCs in some areas of the country are experiencing an increase in publicly insured patients, changing the way they are able to meet margins. 

Chris Thomas, CEO of Colorado West Healthcare System in Grand Junction, joined Becker's to discuss how important it is to fight for reimbursements at ASCs and more.

Raghu Reddy, chief administrative officer of Cumberland-based SurgCenter of Western Maryland, joined Becker's to discuss the healthcare trends he's eyeing. 

Here are 10 major UnitedHealthcare deals in April that ASC leaders need to know:

Here are more than 100 statistics on physician pay, pulled from Doximity's 2023 "Physician Compensation Report" and Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023.

Nurse practitioners make an average of $124,680 annually in the U.S., according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

The average annual salary for physician assistants in the U.S. is $125,270, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Twenty-eight percent of physicians' income is affected by nonphysician practitioners, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023.