Four Maryland residents have been sentenced for conspiring with an Annandale, Va.-based physician convicted of distributing more than 7,000 oxycodone pills and thousands of milliliters of codeine and ...

A 34-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft for billing Medicaid for mental health therapy services that were never provided, according to the U.S.

The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts has suspended the license of a Texas-based physician indicted in an alleged $89 million cardiovascular testing fraud scheme, KSNT reported Oct. 1. The board ...

More than 80% of physicians are now employed by a hospital, health system or other corporate entity, up from just 26% in 2012, a shift that has reshaped what physician contracts look like, according ...

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants saw their median total cash compensation grow by about 2% from 2025 to 2026, according to a new report from healthcare consulting firm SullivanCotter. The ...

Houston-based federal prosecutors have filed a False Claims Act lawsuit against a Texas physician accused of billing Medicare nearly $500,000 for surgical neurostimulator electrode implantations he ...

Gastroenterology practices, a gastroenterologist and a lab tied to GI practices have agreed to pay $35.05 million in 2026 to resolve federal allegations, according to Justice Department announcements.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has launched CommonSpirit Ambulatory Ventures, a new division aimed at organizing and expanding the health system’s ambulatory surgery center portfolio. The move is ...

Jerry Jones III, MD, a former emergency room physician in Mequon, Wis., was sentenced to 27 months in prison for unlawful prescribing controlled substances.  On June 29, 2026, Dr. Jones pleaded guilty ...

Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine hosted a free community forum Oct. 1 on the future of healthcare in Schenectady, CBS 6 Albany reported the same day. President and CEO Paul Milton planned to ...

Two Midwest systems plan to combine into a 22-hospital nonprofit, Sanford Health grew to 60 hospitals, and Ascension is moving forward with a $700 million deal in Tennessee.0 Here are 17 hospital ...

The average starting salary for all physicians has hit $419,000 in 2025-26, according to a Sept. 16 white paper from AMN Healthcare.  On top of base salaries, signing bonuses were offered in 87% of ...