Three physician billionaires have taken vastly different paths to wealth, including a hospital empire, a cancer drug breakthrough and a biotech built from scratch. Here’s how the wealth of three physician billionaires have evolved since 2022: Thomas Frist Jr., MD…
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ASC leaders across the country say their peers are forfeiting significant revenue and negotiating leverage by failing to adapt to a payer landscape that is growing more complex, more competitive and, in some cases, more predatory. Here are four specific…
Among adults aged 45 and older, just 65% are currently with any recommended colorectal cancer screening test, according to a 2026 report from the American Cancer Society. Here are 10 numbers to know about the CRC screening gap: 1. Young…
If Janet Carlson could change one thing about the regulatory landscape for ASCs, it would be to abolish certificate-of-need laws immediately. To Ms. Carlson, a veteran ASC leader who recently founded her own ASC consulting company, Vertex Surgical Solutions, CON…
From surgeon preference cards that haven’t been touched in years to GPO contracts leaving money on the table, six ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the biggest cost reduction opportunities in their centers without touching staffing or quality. The answers…
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Nineteen gastrointestinal diagnostic codes, spanning esophageal motility studies, capsule endoscopies and breath tests, have been added to the ASC-covered services list, a move that could expand access to specialized GI testing in outpatient settings and reshape how facilities bill for…
At least 39 ASCs opened, broke ground or were announced in the first quarter of 2026, with activity concentrated in the South and Midwest. Florida and Michigan led all states with multiple new facilities each and orthopedic and musculoskeletal care…
From a multistate megamerger that would create a $26 billion nonprofit giant to a California system quietly adding a hospital, these are the five deals that have drawn the most attention so far this year: 1. Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Health…
Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International’s strategy over the past decade is a deliberate transformation with Tenet selling off its hospital portfolio and reinvesting the proceeds into USPI as its core growth engine. Here’s a breakdown of USPI’s last 10 years:…
ASCs have spent decades perfecting high-volume, low-acuity procedures. But as reimbursement models shift, technology advances and patients increasingly prefer outpatient settings, industry leaders say ASCs are failing to capitalize on a significant and growing opportunity in higher-acuity care. ASCs that…