Pre-header: Strategy shifts, market highs and mounting pressure — ASCs face macro forces December 15, 2025 1. How Optum shifted its 2025 strategy Full story 2. Tenet's stock price hits all-time high amid USPI growth Full story 3. Practices hit…
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Physicians reflect on ’25 as ASCs look ahead to growth in ’26 December 13, 2025 1. What 5 physicians learned in 2025 — and what they're watching in 2026 Full story 2. ASC margins under fire Full story 3. ASCs…
Mixed outlooks, stalled policy and key ASC deals — reimbursement shifts reshape the field. December 12, 2025 1. Good news, bad news for ASCs in 2025 Full story 2. Senate health plans fail, ACA premium hikes loom Full story 3. The Truth in…
2026 threats, anesthesia strategy and margin pressure — ASC leaders and physicians face high stakes. December 11, 2025 1. The biggest threats physicians face in 2026 Full story 2. SCA Health's future-proof anesthesia strategy Full story 3. 70% of physicians…
Profit gains, anesthesia strain and payer pushback — ASCs balance deals with wins. December 10, 2025 1. ASCs' most profitable 'breakthroughs' in 2025 Full story 2. Challenges that will plague anesthesia into 2026 Full story 3. Avoid data loss & compliance…
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Tough 2025, CRNA shifts and ASC-hospital tension — new JVs emerge. December 9, 2025 1. Was 2025 physicians' toughest year yet? Full story 2. Why this SCA Health ASC switched to a CRNA-only model Full story 3. Physician autonomy vs. system…
2026 threats, Optum scrutiny and hiring strain — ASCs weigh a mostly positive rule amid uncertainty. December 8, 2025 1. The biggest threats to ASCs in 2026 Full story 2. CMS' final ASC rule overall 'positive': Inside ASCA advocacy Full story…
tark risk, anesthesia swings and closures — independence tests ASCs and physicians. December 6, 2025 1. How physicians can reduce risk, respond to Stark law allegations Full story 2. Good, bad news for anesthesia in 2026 Full story 3. ASC…
New codes, AI training and anesthesia disputes — ASC ownership and deals evolve. December 5, 2025 1. Is CMS' 560-code move the tipping point for ASC surgical dominance? Full story 2. Inside the nation's 1st AI-powered surgical training center Full story…
ASC economics and hospital strategy collide — M&A rises as closures mount. December 4, 2025 1. The dollars that ASCs can't afford to overlook Full story 2. Hospitals swap HOPD 'pacifier' for ASCs Full story 3. ASCs owners are selling real…