A former Pennsylvania healthcare executive was sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and defrauding Medicare. 

A Fairfax, Va.-based OB-GYN pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a total of $5.3 million for obstructing the IRS by underreporting income and filing false tax returns. 

Physician staffing firms American Physician Partners and Envision both had a tough 2023.

Forty-six percent of physicians said they expect retiring from medicine to feel like losing a part of their identity, according to a survey by Medscape. 

CVS Health-backed insurer Aetna, the second-largest insurer in the U.S. by membership, has had an eventful year. 

Here are three trends impacting the ASC landscape that Becker's covered throughout 2023:

Here are five moves in 2023 involving ASCs and management companies that leaders should know:

The use of robots in surgical procedures can provide many benefits, such as improved accuracy and precision, shorter downtime for patients and increased efficiency. As more ASCs incorporate surgical robots into their practices, some leaders say they are essential to success going forward. 

The largest percentage of physicians plan to retire from medicine in their mid to late 60s, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians Eye Retirement Report," published Dec. 14. 

A physician and his physician assistant in Port Huron, Mich., pleaded no contest to overprescribing opioids, among other charges, the Port Huron Times Herald reported Dec. 14. 

Several states across the U.S. have begun to reexamine their noncompete laws. 

ASCs and HOPDs are vying for similar patient populations, but having procedures done at ASCs versus the latter can yield financial benefits, according to an analysis by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. 

While the largest percentage of physicians plan to retire in their mid- to late 60s, around a quarter of practitioners plan on continuing to practice well into their 70s, according to Medscape's 2023 "Physicians Eye Retirement Report," published Dec. 14. 

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Healthcare legislation has the power to radically change the way ASCs are run. National and state-level policies regarding reimbursement, noncompetes and practice permissions have been top of mind for ASC leaders. Here is how legislators are tackling five issues:

The volume of endoscopic procedures performed at the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) continues to increase.

Here are four Stark law violations Becker's has reported on in 2023 and where they occurred:

2023 has remained a tumultuous year for the U.S. job market, with employment rates rising and falling and new workforce trends, including "bare minimum Mondays" and "quiet firing," dominating the headlines. 

Between layoffs, acquisitions, leadership changes and other moves, Cigna, the fourth-largest insurer in the U.S. by membership, has had an eventful year. 

Physician salaries have been on the rise across the board in 2023, with five specialists taking the top slots as the "highest earners" of the year, according to data from Medscape's 2023 compensation reports.