Stark law’s in-office ancillary services exception is one of the most commonly used exceptions because it allows physician ...

State lawmakers moved aggressively in 2025 to reshape the healthcare marketplace, enacting a wave of legislation aimed at tightening oversight of consolidation, limiting noncompete agreements, curbing ...

Beginning April 1, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina said billing multiple anesthesia modifiers on the same date of service will no longer be appropriate, according to a notice poster on ...

Uplift Family Medicine permanently closed Jan. 31 after filing for bankruptcy, according to a notice posted on the practice’s website. According to court filings, the Sherman, Texas-based practice ...

Boston physician Pankaj Merchia, MD, has been convicted on charges of healthcare fraud, money laundering, conspiracy to defraud the IRS and tax evasion, according to a Jan. 23 release from the Justice ...

The FDA has cleared Crown Point, Ind.-based OYE Therapeutics’ investigational new drug application for OYE-101, clearing the company to begin clinical development. OYE-101 is an intravenous caffeine ...

A partial government shutdown began Jan. 31 after Congress missed a midnight Jan. 30 deadline to approve a revised funding package. Here are five things to know about the shutdown: 1. While the Senate ...

As ASCs face ongoing workforce constraints, reimbursement pressure and rising expectations around access and efficiency, anesthesia coverage has emerged as a defining operational priority for 2026.

As hospitals and ASCs continue to grapple with clinician burnout and staffing shortages, anesthesia leaders are rethinking long-standing compensation and scheduling models. Megan Friedman, DO, chair ...

Hammond, La.-based North Oaks Medical Center will open an expanded endoscopy unit in early February to increase access to diagnostic and interventional procedures. The $5 million expansion doubles the ...

Cincinnatti-based The Christ Hospital Health Network is set to begin construction on an ambulatory outpatient center and medical office building in Union, Ken.  The $16 million project will provide ...

Gastroenterology plans to open a new South Austin location, according to a Jan. 30 Community Impact report.  The new site, located inBarton Ridge, will consolidate its former James Casey and Southwest ...