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Author: Patsy Newitt

Benita Tapia, RN, administrator and director of nursing at Beverly Hills, Calif.-based 90210 Surgery Center, joined Becker's to discuss what's missing in ASC conversations with payers. 

ASCs in many markets are struggling for leverage with payers, up against massive hospital systems and sparse cost information from the insurance companies. 

A Pennsylvania federal court judge denied the motion for a preliminary injunction pushing the effective date of the Federal Trade Commission's noncompete ban, National Law Review reported July 23. 

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Tenet Healthcare's ASC arm United Surgical Partners International has seen skyrocketing growth in the last five years, becoming the largest ASC chain in the U.S.by number of centers and physicians. 

ASC chain United Surgical Partners International inked a partnership with the Tampa-based Florida Orthopedic Institute in the second quarter of 2024, according to parent company Tenet Healthcare's July 23 second quarter earnings call transcribed by Seeking Alpha. 

ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, owned by Tenet Healthcare, quietly purchased Covenant Physician Partners in the first quarter of 2024, ION Analytics reported in April. 

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