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As payers intensify efforts to steer cases to lower-cost settings, ASCs are increasingly becoming a focal point in contracting.  More payers are tying network participation and reimbursement to measures like site-of-care optimization, quality outcomes, patient experience and physician alignment, pushing…

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health has become the sole owner of the Surgery Center of Lancaster (Pa.). According to a Feb. 11 news release, Penn State took over the ASC Jan. 1. Previously the health system held 60% majority ownership…

Independent practices are rapidly disappearing as hospitals and corporate entities accelerate acquisitions across the U.S.  Between 2019 and 2023, the share of independent physician practices owned by hospitals, health systems or other corporate entities jumped from 39% to 59%. Over…

Inflation remains one of the biggest concerns for ASC and physician practice leaders as costs from everything from supplies to real estate continue to rise at a rate faster than that of reimbursement increases.  Inflation, measured by the Consumer Price…

CMS finalized a 2.6% payment increase for ASCs in its November rule, continuing its use of the hospital market basket update, but SCA Health executives warn the technical adjustments in the payment calculation continue to dilute the real-world impact of…

A portfolio of two ASCs and medical outpatient buildings totaling 65,0540 square feet in Katy, Texas, and Orem, Utah, was sold to Montecito Medical Real Estate.  CBRE facilitated the sale of the HCA Surgery Center Portfolio and served as exclusive…

State efforts to tighten corporate practice of medicine rules may be unintentionally accelerating consolidation by making it harder for independent physicians to compete with hospitals, according to a new issue brief from the Pacific Research Institute. The U.S. physician market…

MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport, Maine, has added Reza Rahbar, MD, to its gastroenterology practice, according to a Feb. 10 report from PenBay Pilot.  Dr. Rahbar has previously served as medical director of colorectal surgery at UNC REX Hospital…

Here are the supply chain updates ASC leaders need to know this week.

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, Tenet Healthcare’s ASC arm, reported $5.2 billion in net operating revenues for 2025, a 14.1% increase from $4.53 billion in 2024, according to Tenet’s earnings release published Feb. 11. Here are 10 things to know:…