The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum, to prevent its planned $3.3 billion acquisition of home health provider Amedisys, Bloomberg ...

A Florida ophthalmology practice has agreed to pay $1.3 million to resolve federal allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims for medically unnecessary cranial ultrasounds.

2. Springfield (Mass.) Anesthesia Service will close Dec. 31, laying off 91 employees. Springfield-based Baysate Health has offered jobs to all staff affected by the closure, and 90% have accepted.

The Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has earned $11 million in federal grants to create a gastroenterology clinic and endoscopy center in a nearby medical tower and ...

Dallas-based GI Alliance has entered a definitive agreement with Dublin, Ohio-based pharmaceutical distributor and healthcare services company Cardinal Health in which Cardinal will acquire a majority ...

GI management services provider United Digestive has partnered with Gifthealth, a patient adherence and education platform. The partnership aims to enhance patient care and streamline the patient ...

A medical office building in El Paso, Texas, has sold for $7.1 million, according to a Nov. 12 report from REBusiness Online. The four-story, 50,000-square-foot facility was purchased by Healing ...

Cobb Eye Center joins Georgia Eye Partners brand, continuing to offer premier eye care services at 10 locations in Marietta, GA.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is a massive player in the healthcare industry and continues to make significant plays in the ASC space, marked by increasingly large deals to expand their ...

Brentwood, Tenn.-based ASC chain Surgery Partners posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.19 for the quarter, missing Wall Street's expectation of $0.25, according to third-quarter earnings released ...

During his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump made several propositions for the economy, including tariffs on foreign-made goods, according to a Nov. 6 report from Forbes. On Nov. 4, Mr. Trump ...

Janelle Goetcheus, MD, a physician and community worker known as the "Mother Teresa of Washington," died Oct. 26 at age 84, according to an obituary published Nov. 11 by The Washington Post.' Dr.