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Is Stark law keeping pace with VBC? | Why HR 1 hits hospitals harder than ASCs | Senior physicians cash out, leave juniors in debt | Officials divided over controversial ASC closure | Physician practice pays $3.9M to settle fraud claims

Plus: Could the ASC industry have an answer to its AI dilemma? August 6, 2026 1. Why hospitals are losing in the HR 1 aftermath — and ASCs aren’t Full story 2. Is Stark law keeping pace with value-based care?…

The physician pay gap that won't go away | Why Ascension's AmSurg bid is a nonprofit blueprint | What will it take to fix anesthesia? | 2 practices pay $2.3M to settle unnecessary procedure claims | 3 practice closures in 1 week

Plus: The 50 best gastroenterology hospitals in 2026 August 5, 2026 1. The physician pay gap that isn’t going away Full story 2. Ascension didn’t just buy AmSurg for scale — It bought a nonprofit ASC industry blueprint Full story…

RVU's $36 vs. $95 pay problem | Physician closes ASC after 45 years | Why ASCs agreed to public Leapfrog grades | The ChatGPT, health tech vendor reckoning | How this surgeon went from the trading desk to OR

Plus: 145 physician medical groups led all healthcare M&A sectors in Q1 August 4, 2026 1. $36 vs. $95: How RVU negotiations are skewing physician pay Full story 2. Physician-owned Tennessee ASC to shutter after 45 years Full story 3. CMS’ pressure…

Can ASCs handle the hospital financial fallout? | CRNA's $51K salary gap | Nurses, patients protest ASC closure | $5B wave of ASC M&A | Geico accuses physician groups of $2M fraud scheme

Plus: The next crisis coming for ASCs August 3, 2026 1. Can ASCs handle the hospital financial fallout? Full story 2. The $51K gap between a CRNA’s salary and what ASCs actually pay Full story 3. New mandatory Medicare model…

Time to 'jettison' Stark law? | ASCs could be left out of healthcare's next era | The end of traditional anesthesia contracts | ASC fraud case becomes 1st test of DOJ policy | 10 worst states for healthcare

Plus: States ranked by CRNAs per capita August 1, 2026 1. Why some ASCs are going to be left out of healthcare’s next era Full story 2. Why it’s time to ‘jettison’ Stark law Full story 3. Can prospective patients actually find…

ASC fraud case becomes 1st test of DOJ policy | Are ASCs leaving $180K in savings on the table? | The end of ASCs vs. hospitals | Ariz. physician clinic closes amid $50M bond | 10 worst states for healthcare

Plus: How ASCs are beating payer red tape July 31, 2026 1. ASC fraud case becomes 1st test of new DOJ enforcement policy Full story 2. Are ASCs leaving $180K in sustainability savings on the table? Full story 3. How…

Could the 340B/HOPD rule ripple into ASC pay? | The anesthesia 'luxury' most ASCs can't afford | Why this ASC chose Amsurg over PE | Surgeon sues Mercy over unpaid contract | 2 physician staffing giants merge in PE-backed deal

Plus: How PE is shifting ASC ownership July 30, 2026 1. Could the 340B/HOPD rule ripple into ASC reimbursement? Full story 2. Why this ASC chose Amsurg over private equity Full story 3. See how your claim denial profile compares…

The end of traditional anesthesia contracts? | Inside Amsurg's 1st deal since the $3.9B Ascension close | The NP scope-of-practice policy whiplash | How ASCs win their biggest payer battles | Tenn. practice closes 2 years after MSO acquisition

Plus: The forces reshaping physician compensation July 29, 2026 1. The end of traditional anesthesia contracts? Full story 2. Inside Amsurg’s first acquisition since the $3.9B Ascension close Full story 3. Where does the surgery center sector go next? William…

Why resilience won’t heal physicians' moral injury | What 4 years of CMS pay cuts means for ASCs | 10 best states for healthcare | Fla. lab settles $9.8M Stark law, kickback case | 3 malpractice verdicts worth $39.3M

Plus: Private equity’s legal playbook for physician practices July 28, 2026 1. Why resilience won’t heal physicians’ moral injury Full story 2. 4 years of physician pay cuts in a row: What the 2027 CMS proposal means for ASCs Full story…

Time to 'jettison' Stark law? | A massive month for ASC policy | Why ASCs are done paying anesthesia stipends | Idaho physician to pay $1.25M in fraud scheme | Surgery Partners plans $1.2B, two-hospital sale to Intermountain

Plus: The 30 days that could make-or-break orthopedic episodes July 27, 2026 1. Why it’s time to ‘jettison’ Stark law Full story 2. A massive month for ASC policy: 5 key updates Full story 3. South Shore Orthopedics turned off their…