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Texas practice to close
5+ hour, 22+ min ago (156+ words) Allegiance Care, a physician practice in Amarilla, Texas, has announced plans to close Dec. 31, according to a Facebook post from the practice." Shelly Wray, FNP-C, took over the practice in 2022 renamed it from The Medical Home Team to Allegiance. "This…...
ACA subsidies likely to expire: What it means for ASCs
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (320+ words) House Speaker Mike Johnson has declined to call a vote to extend the ACA's enhanced subsidies, increasing the likelihood that they will expire Dec. 31. According to a Dec. 17 report by NBC News, Mr. Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, said the…...
Arizona Cigna enrollees may lose access to Tenet sites amid dispute
1+ week, 1+ day ago (212+ words) More than 400,000 Cigna Healthcare members in Arizona could lose access to Tenet Healthcare's Phoenix-based Abrazo Health network if the two organizations fail to reach a new agreement by the end of the year, the Phoenix Business Journal reported Dec. 12. The…...
Why this ASC specialty could be impacted by expired ACA subsidies
1+ week, 1+ day ago (355+ words) A Democratic proposal and a Republican alternative addressing ACA subsidies recently failed to pass a Senate vote, something that could be consequential to spine care, Vamsi Kancherla, MD, told Becker's. Subsidies are expected to expire at the end of the…...
Where people spend the most — and least — on healthcare
1+ week, 1+ day ago (185+ words) A WalletHub analysis released Dec. 15 highlights how much healthcare costs vary by region, based on the share of residents" income spent on care. Detroit ranked highest " and Gilbert, Ariz., lowest " in WalletHub"s ranking of cities where residents spend the…...
The 1 word ASCs keep using to describe payer behavior
1+ week, 4+ day ago (296+ words) Most ASC leaders Becker's spoke with summed up the 2025 payer environment in a single word: challenging. Four of the five leaders pointed to intensifying prior authorization and referral requirements, rising denials, and shrinking reimbursement, all as supply and operating costs…...
Politicians still don't get the ASC value proposition — here's why
1+ week, 4+ day ago (380+ words) Jim Freund, managing partner at Physician Transaction Advisors, joined Becker's to discuss how the biggest surprise he's seen in the ASC partnership market is from lawmakers and regulators stepping in to block or scrutinize deals he believes are "really for…...
A new model for healthcare financing in the U.S.
1+ week, 4+ day ago (117+ words) The Proposed ModelOur model addresses four key issues: The system consists of three tiers: This tiered structure ensures a mix of public and private funding, balancing financial responsibility among multiple parties rather than burdening any single entity. Recommended Live Webinar…...
Senate health plans fail, ACA premium hikes loom
1+ week, 5+ day ago (348+ words) The Senate has failed to advance two competing partisan bills to address healthcare costs ahead of significant price hikes for more than 20 million Americans who buy healthcare plans through the ACA marketplace, CBS News reported Dec. 11." Here are five things…...
ASCA pushes back on Anthem policy penalizing out-of-network providers
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (149+ words) The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, alongside a coalition of 33 healthcare organizations, published a Dec. 8 letter in opposition to a policy by Elevance Health that would require healthcare facilities to absorb costs associated with utilizing providers not in-network with its Anthem…...