San Francisco is the healthiest city in the U.S., according to personal finance site WalletHub.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health is one of the U.S.' largest academic health systems — and it has a major stake in the ASC industry.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed a bill that would have permitted certain nurse practitioners to prescribe medicine without physician supervision, according to a March 29 report by CBS  affiliate news9.com.

Declining reimbursements, staffing shortages and the increase in operating costs are three of the biggest threats ASCs are facing in 2024.

A Louisiana physician was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for prescription drug fraud, ABC affiliate KTBS reported March 28.  

The owner of a durable medical equipment company was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for his participation in a healthcare fraud kickback scheme.

Becker's connected with the CEOs of three ASC to see what healthcare trends have outstayed their welcome and the trends they believe are gaining favor in the industry.

From 2013 to 2022, physicians were paid a total of $12.13 billion, according to a report published in JAMA Network on March 28.

Walmart, the world's largest company by annual revenue, has embraced a new frontier in recent years: healthcare.

The Simi Valley Police Department is investigating a bomb threat made at a surgery center in California, the VC Star reported March 26.

A physician couple from Hollidaysburg, Pa., have pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud. 

Raynaldo Ortiz Jr., MD, an anesthesiologist who allegedly injected heart-stopping drugs into IV bags at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas, appeared in court ahead of his trial, which is set to begin April 1, according to ABC affiliate WFAA. 

California is the state with the most ASCs.

According to a report from the law firm McDermott Will & Emery, Stark law allegations increased in 2023, and some of the largest recoveries by the Justice Department in 2023 were Stark law violations, according to a report from law firm Mintz.

In 2023, the government and whistleblowers saw 543 False Claims Act settlements and judgments, the highest in a single year.

Hawaii is the most affordable state for healthcare, according to a new analysis from Forbes Advisor.

Louisiana was found to be the state with the highest stress levels among its population, according to a report by personal finance website WalletHub.

The total shortage of physicians in the U.S. could reach between 13,500 and 86,000 physicians by 2036, according to a recent report from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

By 2036, the U.S. could see a shortage of up to 86,000 physicians, according to a recent report from the Association of American Medical Colleges. 

A lawsuit has been filed against Saginaw, Mich.-based Arun Veera, MD, and Covenant Healthcare, accusing the physician of sexual assault and the health system of turning a blind eye, MLive reported March 25.