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Surgery Partners faces $5M+ lawsuit over poached physicians | Highest-, lowest-paid specialties since '21 | Steward physicians on the hook for 6-figure malpractice claims | CMS can now exclude physicians from Medicare, Medicaid

Plus: Is the outpatient slump back? October 15, 2026 1. Surgery Partners faces $5M+ lawsuit over poached spine physicians Full story 2. The highest-, lowest-paid physician specialties in the last 5 years Full story 3. Eight Concord Orthopaedics coordinators called…

wRVU efficiency cut in dollar terms | Why an ASC closed Fridays to make CRNA math work | Stark red flags in physician contracts | Will ASCs be affected by electronic prior auth going live? | Former physician sentenced for unlawful prescriptions

Plus: The ASC size advantage is shrinking October 14, 2026 1. The wRVU efficiency cut, in dollar terms Full story 2. Stark red flags in inherited physician contracts Full story 3. Access technology works only if physicians and front-office teams…

Physician specialties earning $560K+ | 10 policy threats squeezing physician pay in 2027 | Why IBX went from ASC contractor to co-owner | Physician sentenced in $40M kickback scheme | 5 ASC anesthesia models, compared

Plus: What CMS’ price transparency overhaul means for ASCs October 13, 2026 1. The physician specialties earning $560K or more Full story 2. 10 policy threats squeezing physician pay in 2027 Full story 3. Denials rarely trace to one root cause.…

20 physicians resign amid NY health system legal battle | The decision that could make or break ASC margins | 5 physician acquisition controversies in '26 | The anesthesia bottleneck | Physician sentenced for $11M fraud scheme

Plus: 6 physician practice acquisitions in 1 month October 12, 2026 1. 20 physicians resign amid New York health system legal battle Full story 2. The 1 decision that could make or break ASC margins Full story 3. With $50…

Anesthesia's bottleneck is every specialty's problem | ASCA honors 10 leaders under 40 | 2027: A year of PE reckoning? | A 50-state noncompete guide | CRNA starting salaries dip

Plus: The MSO red flags prosecutors target October 10, 2026 1. The physician MSO red flags prosecutors target Full story 2. How the anesthesia bottleneck became every specialty’s problem Full story 3. Denials rarely trace to one root cause. See…

Jefferson Health sues IBX over $35M ASC rule | UnitedHealthcare mistakenly tells members that 8 clinicians died | The multimillionaire physician is becoming less rare | Are ASCs overbuilding? | 10 ASC leaders under 40

Plsu: Good news for physicians October 9, 2026 1. The multimillionaire physician is becoming less rare Full story 2. Inside the $35M ASC rule Jefferson Health is suing IBX over Full story 3. 360 independent practices reveal where denials and…

How an ASC became the center of a UnitedHealthcare investigation | 5 battles defining ASCs | The growing threat to physician-patient trust | Physician convicted in $100M fraud scheme | ASCs' biggest financial pressure

Plus: Connecticut ASC fire traced to sterilizer steam October 8, 2026 1. How an ASC became the center of a UnitedHealthcare investigation Full story 2. The 5 battles defining ASCs in 2026 Full story 3. South Shore Orthopedics turned off their…

When Stark law exceptions break down | Pay isn't keeping up with ASC list additions | Texas physician indicted in $30M fraud scheme | Can ASCs tie anesthesia stipends to performance? | Who's really canceling ASC cases

Plus: CRNA starting salaries dip October 7, 2026 1. When Stark exceptions break down for physician practices Full story 2. CMS wants to add 618 procedures to the ASC list — reimbursement isn’t following Full story 3. Without Adding a…

Which ASCs are the most profitable? | Physician group ordered to repay $410K to patients | Health systems' precarious ASC strategy | 7 physician practice closures | US vs. Canada physician pay

Plus: Montana health system closes clinic October 6, 2026 1. Which ASCs are the most profitable? Full story 2. Physician group ordered to repay $410K to patients Full story 3. 102 leaders ranked their top 5 procurement challenges. See how…

Surgical hospital sues physician owners to block Cleveland Clinic deal | $125M in ASCs' uncollected patient deposits | IBX's one-of-a-kind ASC deal | Physician's license suspended over $89M fraud | Inside the denial of a $11.8M ASC

Plus: CommonSpirit creates ASC division October 5, 2026 1. Ohio surgical hospital sues own physician owners to block Cleveland Clinic sale Full story 2. Independence Blue Cross breaks the ASC ownership mold Full story 3. 360 independent practices reveal where denials and…