Patsy Newitt

Here are five recent CMS moves that are shaping the ASC industry:

Certificate-of-need laws, which require healthcare providers to receive government permission to build facilities, are an obstacle for ASC growth in many markets. 

Five ASC leaders recently joined Becker's to discuss how reimbursement issues remain one of the biggest challenges for surgery centers in many markets. 

Here are five anesthesia-related stories that Becker's has covered since Nov. 14:

From Optum acquisitions to a CMS rule, here are five major moves that shook up the ASC industry in 2023:

Les Jebson, regional administrator at Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health, joined Becker's to discuss the biggest ASC growth opportunities. 

Emanate Health has filed a suit against Optum, alleging the company steered patients away from physicians who left Optum to join the Covina, Calif.-based health system, according to a Nov. 20 suit. 

A Kings Point, N.Y.-based physician has been found guilty in a kickback scheme that defrauded Medicaid and subjected patients to procedures they did not need. 

Here are three healthcare stories from the last week that ASC leaders should know:

ASC chains such as Tenet Healthcare's United Surgical Partners International and Optum's SCA Health are rapidly growing as the industry consolidates.