West Virginia is the worst state for healthcare, MoneyGeek reported April 2. 

Here are 25 Centene updates Becker's has covered since Feb. 8:

While ASCs, especially independent ASCs, are facing several challenges in the current healthcare environment, including market conditions, competition and legislative interference, there is hope for the future, according to three experts. 

Burnout is the current reality for many healthcare workers, but physician assistants can sometimes fall under the radar. 

Timothy Babineau, MD, principal at ECG Management Consultants, spoke with Becker's to discuss physicians' reimbursement concerns. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has expanded its primary care network with the addition of three physician groups to its network. 

About 11 percent of physicians have a net worth of more than $5 million, according to 2022 data from Medscape, placing them in the richest 1 percent of all U.S. residents, according to a May 16 report from Bloomberg. 

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is one of the biggest brands in healthcare.

New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center has added artificial intelligence platform Infinitus Systems for automating tasks including insurance verification and prior authorization. 

Heather Lang Vass, RN, a nurse involved with a botched breast augmentation procedure at Divino Plastic Surgery Center in Bonita, Calif., has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, NBC San Diego reported May 16. 

A majority of physicians in seven specialties do not believe they are fairly compensated, according to Physicians Thrive's "2023 Physician Compensation Report."

ASC operator Constitution Surgery Alliance added Rod Carbonell, BSN, RN, as its chief development officer.  Mr. Carbonell will identify, cultivate and execute partnership opportunities with health systems, physician groups,

Healthcare property manager Cypress West Partners has acquired a 30,000-square-foot vacant medical office building with an ASC in Mesa, Ariz., according to a May 16 report from the Daily Independent. 

Alexander Frank, MD, and Justin Lee have been charged with second-degree manslaughter after administering the wrong dose of medication to a patient, which resulted in death, KFOR reported May 16. 

United Surgical Partners International, AmSurg and SCA Health are the largest ASC chains in the U.S.

Deerfield, Ill.-based SCA Health, formerly known as Surgical Care Affiliates, rebranded in May 2022 to venture out of solely ASCs. 

For physicians, median salaries vary significantly, depending on factors including experience and the region in which they work, according to Physicians Thrive's "2023 Physician Compensation Report." 

The North Carolina Senate has proposed its budget for the next two fiscal years, and it would allocate $29.8 billion in the coming fiscal year and $30.9 billion the following year to altering the state's health system landscape, including improving patient access to ASCs according to a May 16 report from North Carolina Health News.

Clinical data and artificial intelligence healthcare company Ozmosi named the 10 healthiest and least healthy states in the U.S. for 2023, with Hawaii topping the former list and Kentucky and West Virginia sitting atop the latter. 

Former Modesto, Calif.-based physician Sawtantra Chopra, MD, pleaded guilty to three counts of illegally prescribing opioids, the Justice Department said May 11.