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ASC Review

Anesthesiologist wins $1.6M verdict against Optum ASC | ASCs' growing legal minefield | This specialty earns $954K, ranks last for lifestyle | Anesthesia team's next threat | 50-state guide to physician noncompetes

Plus: The next specialty ripe for an ASC boom September 24, 2026 1. The legal minefield facing ASCs in 2026 Full story 2. This physician specialty earns $954,500 but ranks last for lifestyle Full story 3. Spreadsheets can’t hold your…

By: Nikhil Gaikwad

Stark law's underused margin lever | CRNA supervision map shifts again | A $6B ASC buying spree | The conflict of interest in physician staffing billing disputes | Surgery Partners' $797M ASC bet

Plus: Physicians, patients sue RFK Jr. over Medicaid rule September 23, 2026 1. Stark law’s underused margin lever Full story 2. The CRNA supervision map just changed for the 28th time Full story 3. Webinar: Adding vendor capacity to revenue cycle…

By: Nikhil Gaikwad

A 50% Medicare cut has physicians sounding the alarm | The anesthesia bills eating ASC margins | Why MSO fees could be a $20M Stark law risk | Where are surgical cases going? | Ascension exits insurance to bankroll its $3.9B Amsurg bet

Plus: Inside the state that just repriced every ASC procedure September 22, 2026 1. The anesthesia bills eating ASC margins Full story 2. Why MSO fees could be a $20M Stark law risk Full story 3. Robotic precision gets a…

By: Nikhil Gaikwad

The physician billionaires getting richer fastest | ASCs' costliest mistakes | Can AAs help solve the workforce crunch? | 3 physician practice closures | SCA Health's health system-ASC partnership red flags

Plus: Arizona clinic owner gets 14 years in $69M fraud September 21, 2026 1. The physician billionaires getting richer fastest Full story 2. ASCs’ costliest mistakes Full story 3. Robotic precision gets a lot of attention. What happens around the OR…

By: Nikhil Gaikwad
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Secret cost burdens of anesthesia contracts | Inside CMS' 2.5% wRVU cut | Surgery Partners finalizes $797M Intermountain hospital sale | Where physicians want to go, and where they're leaving | The procedure room threat to ASCs

Plus: What physicians should know about the DePuy Synthes’ buyout September 18, 2026 1. The secret cost burdens in ASC anesthesia contracts Full story 2. What CMS’ 2.5% wRVU cut means for physician pay Full story 3. Where does the surgery…

By: Nikhil Gaikwad

Is the physician megadeal going extinct? | Why 5 ASCs closed in 2026 | The next target for Optum's SCA Health | Anesthesia staffing's fragile state | Tenet’s $2.7B Conifer breakup triggers 1,037 job cuts

Plus: House subcommittee hearing tackles Medicare physician pay September 17, 2026 1. Is the physician practice megadeal going extinct? Full story 2. The next target for Optum’s SCA Health Full story 3. Eight Concord Orthopaedics coordinators called out the day…

By: Nikhil Gaikwad

Healthcare's richest physicians | ASC ownership model doubles EBITDA multiples | The new math of physician independence | What an SCA Health ASC looks like in 2035 | Fla. practice settles false claims allegations

Plus: PA pay reaches $155K in 2026: 13 things to know September 16, 2026 1. The richest physicians in healthcare Full story 2. This ASC ownership model doubles EBITDA multiples Full story 3. Healthcare margins remain challenged. Learn how leaders…

By: Nikhil Gaikwad

ASC industry of 2036 | UnitedHealthcare paid its own ASCs $1.6K less than competitors for procedures | Medicare to cover CRC screening ordered by PAs, APRNs | Physician pay by practice setting | DME fraud crackdown in 10 nos.

Plus: Where ASCs draw the line on spine surgery September 14, 2026 1. What the ASC industry of 2036 will look like Full story 2. UnitedHealthcare paid its own ASCs $1,625 less than other payers for procedures Full story 3.…

By: Nikhil Gaikwad
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