ASC Review Archives - Becker’s ASC

A Stark law blind spot | ASC leaders' toughest talks with physicians | Why the anesthesia pipeline is failing | With no IPO list, who decides what goes to an ASC? | 62% of ASCs cancel, delay cases over anesthesia

Plus: System-owned physician practice closes after 59 years August 18, 2026 1. A Stark law blind spot hiding in physicians’ testing deals Full story 2. The toughest talks ASC leaders have with physicians Full story 3. Even the best-run spine ORs…

1 word defining ASCs' future | ASCs driving physician independence | The next workforce cliff | CON laws are backfiring: Analysis | Why GIs are overexposed to predatory contracts

Plus: A hospital noncompete battle, NP burnout August 17, 2026 1. The 1 word defining ASCs’ future: 42 leaders weigh in Full story 2. Physician independence is making a comeback — why ASCs are leading the way Full story 3. Most…

The ASC policy paradox | The $4K anesthesia bubble | 11 physician acquisitions | What's new with Optum? | Profit potential pitfalls

Plus: Hospital layoffs in 8 numbers August 15, 2026 1. The ASC policy paradox Full story 2. The $4,000-a-day anesthesia stipend bubble — and when it pops Full story 3. Independent physician practices are protecting margins without overhauling billing. See…

Hospitals' magic ASC number | Anesthesia's payment problem | What's wrong with the PE vs. health system debate | 11 physician acquisitions | What's going on with CVS Health?

Plus: Patient group sues AMA over CPT codes August 14, 2026 1. The magic number for hospital ASC strategy Full story 2. Anesthesia’s payment problem, explained Full story 3. Don’t let denial backlogs eat up your team’s afternoons. Improve first-pass…

1 year later: Anthem's anesthesia backlash | What's new with Optum? | The ASC policy paradox | 3 ASC closures in 1 week | Legal red flags for physicians selling to hospitals

Plus: Spine device CFO sentenced for kickback scheme August 13, 2026 1. The ASC policy paradox Full story 2. 1+ year later after Anthem backlash: 10 things to know about anesthesia time-based billing Full story 3. Time-outs and protocols don’t…

Is Stark law reform finally on the table? | ASC operators' moral injury threat | The anesthesiologist paycheck in 10 numbers | Surgery Partners' $795M pure-play ASC move | 11 hospitals ending services

Plus: Amsurg acquires Louisiana ASC August 12, 2026 1. Is Stark law reform finally on the table? Full story 2. The moral injury angle ASC operators haven’t fully reckoned with Full story 3. Nearly half of independent practices face rising…

When will the $4,000-a-day anesthesia stipend bubble pop? | Where ASCs fall short on profit | The blind spot at the heart of CJR-X | WV hospital to close ASC | Surgery Partners' net loss widens 500%

Plus: How Atlas became nonprofits’ go-to ASC partner August 11, 2026 1. The $4,000-a-day anesthesia stipend bubble — and when it pops Full story 2. Where ASCs fall short on profit potential Full story 3. Healthcare margins remain challenged. Learn how…

The loopholes PE built to buy physicians are starting to crack | Why Ascension bought Amsurg's growth engine | PE drained $658M from safety-net hospitals | What's fueling the ophthalmology fraud crackdown | Top anesthesiology jobs

Plus: How the new CMS joint replacement model could ‘fundamentally transform healthcare’ August 10, 2026 1. The loopholes PE built to buy physicians are starting to crack Full story 2. Ascension bought Amsurg’s growth engine — now it just has…

The end of traditional anesthesia contracts? | RVU's $36 vs. $9 pay problem | Can ASCs handle the hospital financial fallout? | 3 practice closures in 1 week | $5B wave of M&A hits ASCs

August 8, 2026 1. The end of traditional anesthesia contracts? Full story 2. The $36 vs. $95 problem: How RVU negotiations are skewing physician pay Full story 3. 75% of ambulatory leaders say a quarter of admin work could be…

ASC fraud case rewrites MSO kickback rules | Inside a $1.1B physician deal | Physician charged with $94M fraud scheme | Health system ASC boom hits anesthesia wall | HCA vs. CHS vs. Tenet's Q2 ASC performance

Plue: No Surprises Act under attack by payers August 7, 2026 1. An ASC fraud case just redrew the line on MSO kickback risk Full story 2. The biggest physician deal of Q1 came with a $1.1B price tag Full…

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