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:…
Author: Patsy Newitt
The 10 most-performed ASC procedures accounted for a significant share of total Medicare dollars in both 2025 and projected 2026, with cataract surgery alone representing nearly one-fifth of all ASC Medicare payments, according to a 2025 report from VMG Health.…
Between 2017 and 2026, annual net inflation adjustments for ASCs have averaged 2.5%, according to a recent VMG Health report, which many ASC leaders say has failed to keep pace with rising costs. “Reimbursement rates have not kept pace with…
Two Maryland men pleaded guilty for their roles in a multistate drug distribution conspiracy tied to an Annandale-based physician convicted of unlawfully prescribing opioids, according to a Feb. 9 news release from the Justice Department What happened?
A bill introduced in the Colorado state legislature would dramatically expand state oversight of healthcare deals, creating new, standalone notification and review authority, even for transactions that don’t trigger federal antitrust review, according to a Feb. 6 article from law…
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Health systems are running out of time to get their ASC strategy aligned, according to Compass Surgical Partners’ CEO Mark Langston. Mr. Langston joined Becker’s to discuss how ASC strategy has surged and why health systems that hesitate now may…
West Islip, N.Y.-based Long Island Anesthesiologists has lost its antitrust lawsuit against UnitedHealthcare and MultiPlan after a federal appeals court ruled that steep cuts to out-of-network reimbursement rates do not constitute an antitrust injury, according to court documents reviewed by…
While the ASC industry remains largely fragmented, consolidation is reshaping the market, and some leaders say the pace is limiting new opportunities. Compass Surgical Partners CEO Mark Langston described the dynamic as “an evaporation effect,” arguing that once independent physicians,…
This is a bimonthly column by Les Jebson, administrator of the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at Prisma Health. This is the second installment. Incentivizing perioperative surgical teams with additional compensation tied to performance milestones has the potential to improve…
Raleigh, N.C.-based Compass Surgical Partners is betting that the next wave of ASC growth won’t be driven by one-off center deals, but by a repeatable, holistic strategy that health systems and physicians can actually execute. CEO Mark Langston told Becker’s…