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  Companies are making progress on developing a COVID-19 vaccine, and experts are thinking about how it will be distributed among the population.

Healthcare will be front and center when President-elect Joe Biden and newly elected legislators are sworn in next year. 

Here are eight hospitals and health systems that opened or announced plans for ASCs in October:

Three leaders shared their predictions for robotics in ASCs over the next 12 months with Becker's ASC Review.

  A former surgical technician at New York City-based Gramercy Surgery Center allegedly was denied overtime pay despite requirements to work overtime, according to a lawsuit filed in New York's Southern District Court Nov. 5.

Joe Biden was elected as the 46th president of the U.S. Nov. 7, The New York Times reports.

  Here are the 10 most-read articles for Becker's ASC Review for the week of Nov. 2-6:

  Here are the top three ASCs in Northeast states named in Newsweek's ranking of "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2021."

 Here are four acquisitions Becker's ASC Review reported since mid-October:

The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the widespread disruption of health care delivery and prevention, which may impact on those living with chronic pain. Effective treatment strategies for pain management can help avoid unnecessary emergency room visits and limit strain on…