Every ASC operator has a story about the mistake that taught them the most — the payer relationship they took for granted, the contractor they should have vetted more thoroughly, the hire they didn’t make fast enough. Becker’s connected with…
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Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is seeing softer elective surgery volumes as patients lose coverage through the health insurance exchanges, with broader affordability pressures potentially contributing to the slowdown, CFO Mike Marks said Sept. 15 at the Jefferies Healthcare Services and…
Physician compensation continues to climb faster than productivity, according to a new report from consulting firm SullivanCotter. The firm’s “2026 Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey,” found that median total cash compensation rose year over year across all major specialties even…
From new health system deals to a bigger pharmacy delivery network, Amazon has kept expanding its healthcare footprint through 2026. Here’s what’s new, and how it fits the bigger pattern. New health system partnership: Baptist Health South Florida and Amazon…
Physician and provider search volume did not change much in 2025 compared to the previous year, according to a new report from the Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment. The 2026 edition of the AAPPR’s “Physician and Provider Recruitment…
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from a possible physician-equivalent payment rate to a live claims-review pilot and new funding for autonomous care models, federal officials are moving on several fronts at once to define how Medicare pays for AI in clinical care. Here are four…
Legal appeals between competing North Carolina health systems have stalled more than 1,100 approved acute care beds statewide since 2020, according to a Sept. 14 Carolina Public Press analysis. The report “examines how certificate-of-need disputes between competing health systems have…
The consensus among health system CEOs heading into 2027 is clear: The ambulatory care boom is not over. Outpatient services accounted for 57% of hospital revenue as of 2024, up from 52% in 2020, according to American Hospital Association data,…
A coalition of more than 40 healthcare organizations are urging Congress to advance legislation that would defer federal student loan interest for eligible physicians and dentists during required postgraduate training. The Resident Education Deferred Interest Act would allow eligible borrowers…
Physician assistants averaged a salary of $155,000 in 2026, continuing a run of steady raises since 2022, according to a report from Medscape. The topline number hides a more complicated picture: pay growth varies widely by specialty setting, state and…