Today's Top 20 Stories

  1. Walmart Healthcare: 5 updates from the last 60 days

    Paige Haeffele -
    From employee pay raises to new back-end operations software, here are five Walmart Healthcare updates Becker's has covered since May 28:

  2. Average physician net worth by age

    Claire Wallace -
    A report from FiPhysician, which provides investment and retirement advice to physicians, released a breakdown of physicians 45 and older, and their average net worth's. 

  3. UnitedHealth in the headlines: 14 updates in 60 days

    Marcus Robertson -
    UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum Health and ASC management company Surgical Care Affiliates, saw a busy June and July. Here are 14 UnitedHealth updates from the last 60 days:

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  1. Centene in the headlines: 12 updates in 60 days

    Marcus Robertson -
    Centene is one of the nation's largest health insurers by membership.  Here are 12 updates from the company in the last 60 days:

  2. Aetna in the headlines: 5 updates in 30 days

    Marcus Robertson -
    Aetna, a CVS Health company, insurers about 39 million people.  Here are five updates from the company since July 5:

  3. Tennessee eye ASC wins quality improvement award

    Marcus Robertson -
    The Knoxville (Tenn.) Ophthalmology ASC won the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care's 2021-22 Bernard A. Kershner Surgical/Procedural Care award.

  4. DISC expanding via new PE-backed parent company

    Marcus Robertson -
    Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center is planning to grow its footprint in California and around the U.S. through its newly-formed parent company Trias Global, Orange County Business Journal reported Aug. 2.

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  1. New PE-backed spine device company targets ASC surgeons

    Alan Condon -
    Inspan merged with Sacrix to form Insrix, a new spine device company, effective July 1.

  2. How physician retirement age compares to the US average

    Claire Wallace -
    The retirement age in the U.S. is up by four years since 1991, to an average age of 61, according to a new report from Gallup. 

  3. CMS pay cuts will push physicians to employed models, Yale professor says 

    Patsy Newitt -
    Some physician leaders are worried that CMS' proposal to decrease the physician pay conversion factor by $1.53 to $33.08 will accelerate the migration of physicians to employed settings over independent models. 

  4. Physician investments jump 20% in Q2: 4 notes

    Patsy Newitt -
    The median investment/subsidy per physician jumped 22 percent from the second quarter of 2021 to 2022, according to Kaufman Hall's "Physician Flash Report" published Aug. 1. 

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  1. 9 supply chain updates

    Paige Haeffele -
    Supply chain developments reported by Becker's since July 26.

  2. Unifeye Vision Partners snags 4th Minnesota practice

    Riz Hatton -
    Unifeye Vision Partners added a fourth Minnesota practice to its network.

  3. Geisinger opens $80M specialty outpatient center

    Riz Hatton -
    Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger cut the ribbon on its $80 million specialty outpatient center in Pittston, Pa., on Aug. 1, the Pennsylvania Business Report reported Aug. 2.

  4. Unemployment rate in all 50 states for 2022: Bureau of Labor Statistics

    Claire Wallace -
    The unemployment rate in the U.S. continues to fall following record-high unemployment rates at the beginning of the pandemic, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics in its The Economics Daily report. 

  5. Thomas Park Investments acquired $75M in medical office buildings in 1st half of year

    Claire Wallace -
    Thomas Park Investments acquired $75 million in medical office buildings in the first half of 2022, halfway to its year-long goal of $150 million in acquisitions. 

  6. USPI to run up to 600 ASCs by end of 2025: 8 notes

    Alan Condon -
    The ASC market is expected to be Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's main growth driver in the coming years, with the company's surgery center business, United Surgical Partners International, aiming to have 575 to 600 ASCs by the end of 2025.

  7. '#Guttok': How social media is making gastroenterology more accessible

    Paige Haeffele -
    TikTok content creators are using the app to share information on gut health conditions, treatment tips and personal experiences, CNBC's millennial-focused website Make It, reported Aug. 1.

  8. Why ASCs should play to their strengths

    Riz Hatton -
    Convenience, flexibility and efficiency are some of ASCs' greatest strengths. Combining these attributes with patient centricity, greater treatment variety and technology investments can lead a center to success, according to ASC leaders.

  9. 17 gastroenterology updates

    Riz Hatton -
    US Digestive Health's latest network expansion and 16 more gastroenterology updates Becker's has reported on since July 20:

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