CMS’ addition of more than 560 codes to the ASC covered procedure list for 2026 is a milestone for the industry, but SCA Health executives say the real impact, particularly for cardiovascular services, will take time to materialize. The additions…
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Tenet Healthcare’s United Surgical Partners International had an “active year” in 2025, investing nearly $350 million and adding 35 facilities to its ambulatory portfolio, CEO Saum Sutaria, MD, said during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call Feb. 11. “The pipeline for…
In the $1.2 trillion government funding package passed Feb. 3, Congress approved HHS appropriations report language recognizing the full colorectal cancer screening continuum, including surveillance colonoscopy, according to a blog post from the American College of Gastroenterology. Here are six…
Atlanta-based Arthritis & Rheumatology Center and its owner, Jatin Patel, MD, will pay $2.18 million to resolve allegations that the practice used medical assistants to perform infusion services in violation of Georgia law and the submitted Medicare claims, according to…
As payers intensify efforts to steer cases to lower-cost settings, ASCs are increasingly becoming a focal point in contracting. More payers are tying network participation and reimbursement to measures like site-of-care optimization, quality outcomes, patient experience and physician alignment, pushing…
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CMS finalized a 2.6% payment increase for ASCs in its November rule, continuing its use of the hospital market basket update, but SCA Health executives warn the technical adjustments in the payment calculation continue to dilute the real-world impact of…
A portfolio of two ASCs and medical outpatient buildings totaling 65,0540 square feet in Katy, Texas, and Orem, Utah, was sold to Montecito Medical Real Estate. CBRE facilitated the sale of the HCA Surgery Center Portfolio and served as exclusive…
State efforts to tighten corporate practice of medicine rules may be unintentionally accelerating consolidation by making it harder for independent physicians to compete with hospitals, according to a new issue brief from the Pacific Research Institute. The U.S. physician market…
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:…
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.…