Optum, UnitedHealth Group’s healthcare services arm that includes ASC chain SCA Health, reported $69.2 billion in total revenue for the third quarter of 2025, up from $67.2 billion during the same period last year, according to the company’s Oct. 28…
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Stark law is one of the most consequential regulations governing financial relationships in healthcare, designed to prevent fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid by prohibiting certain types of physician self-referrals. Here are 10 key things to know, according to…
The Office of Inspector General recently approved the investment structure of Requestor, a medical technology company specializing in stroke treatment devices. Because the company was founded by a physician and remains partly owned by physicians, the decision could have far-reaching…
Radha Savitala has worked with more than 45 acute care hospitals, medical groups and surgery centers as a healthcare attorney to navigate financing transactions. Now, she is the co-founder of Tenor Health Foundation, an organization with a mission to rebuild…
In recent years, physicians have largely shifted from private practice into employed settings such as hospitals, health systems and other corporate healthcare entities. According to a report published in May in the Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic…
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Physician consolidation is accelerating across hospitals, payers and private equity groups, reshaping how and where physicians practice. Three physicians recently joined Becker’s to discuss the mergers and acquisitions trends they find most concerning in the physician workforce. Question: What is…
Private equity investment in physician practices continues to reshape the healthcare landscape, fueling consolidation across specialties from ophthalmology and orthopedics to dentistry and dermatology. As investor interest in healthcare services remains strong, major firms are deploying billions in capital to…
Over an eight-year span, the number of physicians employed by hospitals nearly doubled, and that shift has come at a cost, according to a recent study. Published in July 2025 by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the study analyzed…
Jacksonville (Fla.) Orthopaedic Institute is set to lay off more than 300 employees and close six clinics following its recent buyout by Baptist Health. Here are five things to know: 1. A group of JOI physicians has signed an agreement…
Los Angeles-based Prospect Medical Holdings, a private equity-backed company with a portfolio of more than 11,000 physicians, filed for Chapter 11 protection Jan. 11.