Here are 10 recent policy, business and workforce updates in the ASC industry: 1. President Donald Trump released fiscal 2026’s budget proposal May 2, which included $160 billion in reductions to nondefense federal spending. The proposal includes major cuts to…
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Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg is one of the largest ASC companies in the U.S., with a network of more than 250 surgery centers across 34 states. Here are three recent moves by the ASC operator, as reported by Becker’s. 1. AmSurg…
Physicians saw an average 3.6% rise in compensation this year, reaching $398,000, according to Medscape’s 2025 “Physician Compensation Report,” published April 11. Since 2015, physicians have seen an average pay hike of 40.14%. From 2015 to 2025, the inflation rate…
Coral Terrace, Fla.-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital appointed Shyam Sathanandam, MD, as chief of cardiovascular medicine, according to a May 1 report from South Florida Hospital News. Dr. Sathanandam is an interventional cardiologist. In addition to chief of cardiovascular medicine, he…
Longmeadow-based The Hand Center of Western Massachusetts will close June 1, according to a notice posted on the practice’s website. The closure is attributed to “sudden unexpected staffing issues” that have disrupted operations. “The matter has reached a critical point…
Lestonnac Free Clinic has opened a new free-of-charge surgery center in Orange County, Calif., according to a May 3 report from LAist. The facility will be the first free surgery center in the U.S. The clinic has been providing healthcare…
Duke University in Durham, N.C., and the University of Iowa in Iowa City have been named as the schools with the best physician assistant programs in 2025, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual “Best Grad School” rankings. Each…
From labor contracts to new leadership appointments, here are nine things Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente have done in the last month: 1. Roughly 2,400 mental health workers ended a strike that began Oct. 21, after reaching a tentative labor contract…
Lawmakers in North Carolina have proposed several bills aimed at cutting the state’s healthcare costs and expanding access, NC Health News reported May 5. Here are six takeaways from the report: 1. By at least one measure, North Carolina has…
President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, released May 2, outlines a $160 billion reduction in non-defense federal spending. Here are five things ASCs need to know: 1. Major cuts to NIH and CDC: The budget proposes nearly halving…