A 34-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft for billing Medicaid for mental health therapy services that were never provided, according to the U.S.

Four Maryland residents have been sentenced for conspiring with an Annandale, Va.-based physician convicted of distributing more than 7,000 oxycodone pills and thousands of milliliters of codeine and ...

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants saw their median total cash compensation grow by about 2% from 2025 to 2026, according to a new report from healthcare consulting firm SullivanCotter. The ...

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has launched CommonSpirit Ambulatory Ventures, a new division aimed at organizing and expanding the health system’s ambulatory surgery center portfolio. The move is ...

ASCs collected 67% of expected patient deposits in 2025, leaving about $125.4 million uncollected, according to HST Pathways’ 2026 State of the ASC Industry Report. The report draws on data from 682 ...

The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts has suspended the license of a Texas-based physician indicted in an alleged $89 million cardiovascular testing fraud scheme, KSNT reported Oct. 1. The board ...

Jerry Jones III, MD, a former emergency room physician in Mequon, Wis., was sentenced to 27 months in prison for unlawful prescribing controlled substances.  On June 29, 2026, Dr. Jones pleaded guilty ...

Gastroenterology practices, a gastroenterologist and a lab tied to GI practices have agreed to pay $35.05 million in 2026 to resolve federal allegations, according to Justice Department announcements.

Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine hosted a free community forum Oct. 1 on the future of healthcare in Schenectady, CBS 6 Albany reported the same day. President and CEO Paul Milton planned to ...

Patient decisions accounted for 34.1% of ASC case cancellations with a recorded reason in 2025, according to HST Pathways’ 2026 State of the ASC Industry Report. The report draws on data from 682 ...