An Alabama ASC will be able to go forward with construction despite concerns from local hospitals, WSFA 12 reported Jan. 15.

On Jan. 8, Gov. Maura Healey signed a bill into law that will increase Massachusetts' oversight of healthcare transactions. 

U.S. Anesthesia Partners Holdings and a Texas affiliate have secured a pretrial victory in a discrimination lawsuit brought by terminated employee David Axmann, MD, according to a Jan. 15 report from Bloomberg Law.

Settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.9 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, according to a Jan. 15 release from the Department of Justice's Office of Public Affairs. 

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About 46% of Americans reportedly think that healthcare is headed in the wrong direction, according to a new Gallup poll published Jan. 15. 

Most healthcare leaders have a generally positive outlook on financial performance in 2025, according to VMG Health's "Health System Leader Expectations" survey for 2025. 

Employee engagement in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in 10 years in 2024, according to a Jan. 14 report by Gallup. 

The former CEO of a hospital in Rockdale, Texas, has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for a scheme involving paying kickbacks to physicians for laboratory referrals. 

A Bon Secours medical office building in Chesterfield, Va., is expected to break ground this year after several years of planning, according to a Jan. 16 report from Richmond BizSense.

The University of Southern California/LA General Medical Center in Los Angeles and the University of Illinois Chicago have partnered with global nonprofit HelpMeSee to establish simulation-based surgical training locations. 

A new study from New York City-based Mount Sinai has found that commonly used wearable devices such as Apple watches, Fitbits and Oura rings may be able to identify, differentiate and predict flare-ups, or the worsening of symptoms and inflammation, in inflammatory bowel disease, according to a Jan. 17 press release from the system. 

United Surgical Partners International, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's ASC arm, has agreed to pay $1.48 million to settle a proposed class action suit alleging the company's 401(k) plan violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, according to court documents obtained by Becker's. 

UnitedHealth Group's Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, earned $253 billion in total revenue in 2024 — an 11.7% increase year over year, according to a fourth-quarter 2024 financial report. 

Rising practice costs and increased consolidation across healthcare have made it more difficult for gastroenterologists to maintain independent practices. 

Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center, formerly known as Chesapeake Regional Hospital, has been indicted for healthcare fraud and conspiracy, accused of allowing Javaid Perwaiz, MD, to perform unnecessary procedures and submitting fraudulent claims for reimbursements to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers. 

The last 12 months saw major regulatory changes for the field of gastroenterology, from new FDA approvals to sweeping statewide and national legislation. 

More than 20 states increased minimum wage on Jan. 1, increasing wages for more than nine million workers by a total of nearly $6 billion, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

President-elect Donald Trump recently said that current Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew Ferguson will be the next chair of the commission. He has also nominated Mark Meador to take over for outgoing Chairperson Lina Khan, creating a Republican majority on the FTC.

A physician based in Fredericksburg, Texas, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $26.6 million in restitution for his involvement in a $70 million Medicare fraud scheme.