• New York City considers own noncompete ban following governor's veto

    The New York City Council is considering bills that would ban noncompetes after Gov. Kathy Hochul in December vetoed a bill that would have prohibited them statewide, Newsday reported March 17. 
  • Washington strengthens noncompete restrictions

    A bill amending Washington's noncompete policy was signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on March 13, according to a news release from the Washington Senate Democrats. 
  • Florida's physician noncompete ban stalls

    The Florida Legislature declined to pass two laws banning noncompetes for physicians and doctors of osteopathic medicine, law firm McDermott Will & Emery said in a March 12 blog post. 
  • The CMS moves helping, hurting ASCs

    Here are six CMS moves that are helping and hurting ASCs.
  • 5 ASC procedures seeing a reimbursement decline

    Five ASC procedures are projected to experience a decline in reimbursements in 2024, according to a VMG Health report. 
  • Prior authorization: 10 things to know in 2024

    Prior authorization practices and protocols have changed among many major payers in the last year.
  • CMS to accelerate Medicare payments for physicians hit by Change cyberattack

    CMS has announced a program that will accelerate payments to Medicare Part A providers and advance payments to Part B providers who were impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack, according to a March 9 report from the American Medical Association. 
  • Physicians' battle against noncompetes 

    Physicians across the country are pushing to reform, and in some cases ban, noncompete clauses, which prohibit them from seeing patients one to two years within a geographic region if they are fired or quit their job, NBC News reported March 3. 
  • ASC leaders remain wary of reimbursement trends

    Reimbursement challenges are among the biggest trends ASC leaders are watching.
  • Physician charged in $20.7M kickback scheme

    A New York City physician was charged for allegedly engaging in a $20.7 million healthcare fraud and illegal kickback scheme.
  • ASCs' reimbursement conundrum

    Low reimbursement rates continue to plague ASCs nationwide.
  • Arizona court rules in favor of noncompete: 5 things to know

    An Arizona federal court recently granted a franchisor company's motion to temporarily restrain a former franchisee from operating a competing business in a noncompete lawsuit, law firm Lathrop GPM wrote in a Feb. 19 article published by JDSupra.  
  • ASCs are catching the eye of Medicare

    The number of Medicare-certified ASCs has increased by 870 since 2011, according to a Feb. 13 report from financial advisory firm VMG Health. 
  • Stark law violators facing massive penalties 

    Some of the largest recoveries by the Justice Department in the last year were Stark law violations, according to a Feb. 8 report from law firm Mintz, which could mean the law could be enforced more strictly moving forward.
  • Medicaid disenrollments pass 16 million

    At least 16,430,000 Medicaid enrollees have been disenrolled as of Feb. 1, according to data from KFF.
  • Another state moves to restrict noncompetes 

    Legislation further amending noncompete policy in Washington has passed the state's Senate. 
  • From Denial to Approval: Winning More Prior Authorizations Starts with Tech-Driven Strategies

    Preauthorization. Precertification. Prior authorization. One of the most time-consuming, costly, and complex paperchase processes for the healthcare industry goes by many names.
  • Fee-for-service model still reigns supreme

    Forty-six percent of physicians participate in the fee-for-service payment model, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2023."
  • Who's participating in value-based care?

    Despite its growing popularity, only 14% of physicians participate in the value-based payment model, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2023."
  • Reimbursements for 11 new ASC-payable procedures

    CMS recently added 11 surgical codes to the ASC payable list and finalized a 3.1% payment rate for ASCs in its 2024 final rule.

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