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ASCs' CRNA-only dilemma | Bon Secours joins Tenet, Ascension in ASC arms race | The $1.7K gap between ASCs, HOPDs | La. health system closes ASC | The ASC owners 'engineered to take profit' from physicians

Plus: Physician pleads guilty to illegally prescribing opioids, stimulants October 27, 2026 1. The dilemma behind ASCs’ CRNA-only shift Full story 2. Bon Secours joins Tenet, Ascension in the ASC arms race Full story 3. 49% of healthcare leaders are using…

Bon Secours affiliate to acquire Surgery Partners for $5.7B | $28M physician poaching fight began in boardroom | ASCs' costliest mistakes | 5 physicians charged in $2B fraud scheme | ASCs dangle $10K RN sign-on bonuses

Plus: CMS made 22 more codes ASC-payable in 2026 October 26, 2026 1. Bon Secours Mercy Health affiliate to acquire Surgery Partners for $5.7B Full story 2. The $28M physician poaching fight that started in the boardroom Full story 3. Surgical…

ASCs' 2.4% pay bump: A margin cut in disguise? | Physicians vs. inflation | 5 new reimbursement threats | CMS adds 10 codes to ASC list | 20 ASC leaders to know

Plus: GI dehtrones orthopedics as highest-paid specialty October 24, 2026 1. ASC leaders warn CMS’ 2.4% bump is a margin cut in disguise Full story 2. Which physicians are losing the most ground to inflation? Full story 3. This rural hospital…

What 2K comments told CMS about the '27 ASC rule | Surgeon owed $1M in disability case | Why buyers want struggling ASCs | Texas' $10.2M physician autonomy fight | This ASC has never paid an anesthesia subsidy

Plus: What ASCs need to know about the Gold card program October 23, 2026 1. What 2,180 commenters told CMS about the 2027 ASC rule Full story 2. Why buyers now want struggling ASCs Full story 3. In high-risk surgery,…

Which ASCs are hardest hit by the anesthesia crisis? | CRNAs sue Calif. over hospital staffing restrictions | New threats to ASC pay | CMS adds 22 ASC-payable codes in '26 | Hospital-ASC rivalry takes a new turn

Plus: Cencora’s $2.4B physician deal adds 350 providers October 22, 2026 1. Which ASCs are being hit hardest by the anesthesia crisis? Full story 2. 5 new threats to ASC reimbursement Full story 3. Surgical access is a lifeline in…

UnitedHealth Group, Optum's 2,807-entity empire | The PA scope policy battleground | CMS' 2.4% raise that shrinks ASC margins | NY ASC drops cases after an anesthesia exit | ASC collections' 30-day cliff

Plus: CMS’ new exclusion authority October 21, 2026 1. Inside UnitedHealth Group, Optum’s empire: 2,807 entities Full story 2. Where PA scope policy may shift next Full story 3. Still juggling separate tools for calls, reminders, follow-ups and refills? Iris…

Inside Medicare's proposed 2027 pay cuts | Surgeon loses bid to split $6.8M malpractice settlement | ASCs' looming fraud disclosure mistake | 3 health systems laying off physicians | Physician consolidation's real estate ripple effect

Plus: The boldest bet in ASC strategy October 20, 2026 1. Medicare’s proposed 2027 pay cuts, by specialty Full story 2. The new federal fraud disclosure mistake that could cost ASCs Full story 3. 360 independent practices reveal where denials…

The physician pay ruling that changes Stark law math | Are any physicians truly independent? | CMS adds 10 procedure codes to ASC list | The ASC specialty struggling to get paid | Which physicians are losing the most ground to inflation?

Plus: Physician to pay $866K to resolve false claims allegations October 19, 2026 1. The physician pay ruling that changes the Stark law math Full story 2. Are any physicians truly independent? Full story 3. In high-risk surgery, OR alignment…

The specialties earning $560K+ | The wRVU efficiency cut in dollars | 5 ASC anesthesia models compared | 10 policy threats to physician pay | Why IBX went from ASC contractor to co-owner

Plus: Electronic prior auth goes live Jan. 1. Will ASCs see any of it? October 17, 2026 1. The 10 physician specialties earning $560K or more Full story 2. Why this ASC closed Fridays to make CRNA math work Full…

How UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, BCBS pay ASCs | Anesthesia's hidden $4M cost | Would any PE practice deals survive proposed federal ban? | Optum's financials amid scale back | Former NH physician sentenced for role in $1.9M fraud

Plus: $1.5B in DME fraud cases mount October 16, 2026 1. How UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and BCBS pay ASCs Full story 2. Anesthesia’s hidden $4M cost Full story 3. A paid claim isn’t a closed claim. SCA Health and Cleveland…

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