Private equity may bring capital, scale and infrastructure to physician groups, but it can’t replace physician control. Without buy-in from physicians, even the most well-funded deal can unravel.

CMS is adding prior authorization requirements for certain fee-for-service procedures under traditional Medicare as part of its new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model. A total of 17 ...

President Donald Trump is poised to sign the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as early as July 4, after the Republican-led Congress agreed upon its contents July 3. The final bill impacts healthcare and ...

Physician pay jumped 4.9% in the last year, according to AMGA’s 2025 Medical Group Compensation and Productivity Survey. The organization gathered data from more than 184,000 providers in 500 medical ...

Radiology Associates, which shuttered following a cyberattack earlier this year, has sold its property to its longtime partner FirstHealth of the Carolinas for $5.75 million, according to a June 2 ...

As the shift to outpatient care accelerates across healthcare, many specialties, including anesthesia, are adapting to new models of care. Yet despite the clinical and lifestyle benefits of outpatient ...

Becker’s has reported on 71 ASCs opened or announced so far in 2025: 1. Downers Grove, Ill.-based Duly Health and Care earned a certificate of need to expand its ASC in Westmont, Ill. The ASC offers ...

UnitedHealthcare issued a policy update that will cut reimbursements for independently practicing certified registered nurse anesthetists by 15%, effective Oct. 1. The update has drawn criticism from ...

The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care has released a new pain management ambulatory surgery care toolkit, a resource designed to help healthcare professionals address safe and ...

There have been a number of advancements in the field of cardiology during the first half of 2025, including advanced technologies, cardiology-focused ASCs and centers popping up and new partnerships ...

George Eapen, MD, a cardiologist at VCU Health, is set to retire after five decades in the field.  Dr. Eapen has spent the majority of his cardiology career providing care at VCU Health Pauley Health ...

From sprawling hospital systems to the growing influence of private equity, the physician landscape is shifting rapidly. Here are the top five players driving change — and controversy — in physician ...