The Federal Trade Commission is opposing a motion for summary judgment by U.S. Anesthesia Partners to avoid facing trial on claims it monopolized anesthesia services in Texas through a private-equity backed “roll-up” strategy. According to court documents filed March 30,…
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Anesthesia partnerships continued to take shape across healthcare the first quarter, with independent groups, health systems and ASCs striking new and renewed contracts. Here are five new and expanded anesthesia partnerships from the first quarter of 2026, as reported by…
Anesthesia coverage is emerging as one of the most critical and fragile operational pillars for ASCs. ASC leaders repeatedly cite the convergence of workforce shortages, reimbursement pressure and rising expectations around access and efficiency as threats to anesthesia reliability. What…
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Premier Anesthesia has formed a strategic partnership with City of Hope Phoenix Cancer Center. The privately held anesthesia practice management firm will provide operational and clinical support to the center and serve a key role in the facility’s…
The 2026 National Resident Matching Program Main Residency Match confirmed anesthesiology as one of the most fully subscribed specialties in graduate medical education. Nearly every position across all entry tracks — post graduate year 1, PGY-2, and Physician (late-entry) —…
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A wave of payer anesthesia policy changes — capping billable time, cutting CRNA rates and penalizing facilities for using out-of-network clinicians — is intensifying financial pressure on practices already contending with rising overhead. Legislators and physician associations are pushing back,…
The University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine in Aurora has named Paul Picton, MD, chair of the department of anesthesiology, effective September 1. Dr. Picton will join from the University of Michigan Medical School, where he served as the…
Premier Anesthesia is expanding its partnership with Fayetteville, Ark.-based Washington Regional Medical Center to add services at two facilities, according to a March 24 news release. Washington Regional’s North Hills Surgery Center will gain Premier Anesthesia’s consulting and practice management…
Operating room efficiency and performance has become a key metric for ASCs as they continue navigating the anesthesia workforce shortage and rising demand for surgical services. The percentage of healthcare facilities reporting anesthesia staffing shortages rose from 35% before the…
The American Society of Anesthesiologists is urging CMS not to proceed with proposed policies that would end coverage of peripheral nerve blocks for chronic pain. ASA applauded 25 bipartisan members of Congress for signing a letter to CMS opposing the…