IR providers pay an average of $877,500 when settling such cases prior to a trial, while average jury awards total more than $2 million. 

The federal agency typically grants this designation to allow Medicare beneficiaries broader access to new and innovative drugs. 

Welsh Carson created US Anesthesia Partners to consolidate the market in Texas and then attempted to do the same in imaging and EM, authorities allege. 

American College of Cardiology President B. Hadley Wilson, MD, discussed why the ACC and other leading cardiology groups are so eager to create a new, independent medical board. This has been a long-term goal for many years, he said, and now it may become a reality. 

“These requirements add a significant amount of additional time, resource, and administrative costs," the 4 groups said. 

"We know that the cardiovascular community is ready for an independent, self-governed entity, and we are proud to develop this new board with cardiologists and cardiology organizations at the helm," ACC President B. Hadley Wilson, MD, said in a statement.

After a Texas judge recently vacated the 600% fee increase, the feds are now proposing to up the amount by 200% from the original proposal. 

Patients browsing shoppable hospital services often get one price online and another over the phone, new research shows.