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Emerging anesthesia disruptors | Top 5 ASC companies | ASC deals harder to find amid 'evaporation effect' | An ASC cost crisis | Optum's new AI tool

February 21, 2026 1. Emerging anesthesia disruptors Full story 2. Best, worst cities for physicians to practice Full story 3. Denial workflows fail ASCs on recoupments. Learn why here. 4. The ASC cost crisis Full story 5. 5 biggest ASC…

AI's quiet disruption | Physician sentenced in $50M fraud scheme | SCA Health's payer strategy | 5 physician practice deals in 20 days | Atlas, Prisma ink JV ASC deal

Big physician shifts, legal fallout and ASC growth February 20, 2026 1. The AI disruptor — and what it means for physicians Full story 2. Indiana physician owner sentenced for $50M fraud scheme Full story 3. Spine, orthopedic and pain programs…

Where USPI wants to win next | PE's new playbook for physicians | The biggest ASC investments in '26 | HCA acquires physician group | Inflation & ASCs: 5 notes

Power moves reshaping physicians and ASCs February 19, 2026 1. Where USPI wants to win next Full story 2. The evolving private equity equation for physicians Full story 3. Second FDA Clearance Announced for ONE TRAY®. Comparison between the new (K250029) 365…

5 biggest ASC companies | Anesthesia's emerging disruptors | The best, worst cities for physicians | Humana eyes $1B primary care deal | Why prior auth is strangling ASC growth

A look at ASC giants, anesthesia upstarts, physician hotspots and prior auth pressures shaping the m February 18, 2026 1. 5 biggest ASC companies by number of centers, a 7-year breakdown Full story 2. Anesthesia's emerging disruptors Full story 3.…

ASCs' cost crisis | SCA Health on CMS adding 560 ASC codes | Trends shaping private practice | Man sentenced in $70M physician kickback scheme | 5 largest anesthesiology physician groups

Rising financial pressure, major CMS updates and the latest physician workforce shifts. February 17, 2026 1. ASCs' cost crisis Full story 2. The trends shaping private practice Full story 3. Recoupments 101: Get a breakdown of the biggest RCM problem…

ASC deals' 'evaporation effect' | SCA Health says CMS technicality undercuts ASC pay | Physicians are doing more, but being paid less | Ala. practice to close after 32 years | NC plan to save private practice

ASC consolidation concerns mount, reimbursement pressures intensify and private practices face mount February 16, 2026 1. Why ASC deals are harder to find amid the 'evaporation effect' Full story 2. SCA Health warns CMS technicality undercuts ASC pay bump Full story…

11 ASC power plays | Noncompete laws by state | USPI eyes 'high acuity spine' | Threats ASCs don't see coming | Emerging physician disruptors

February 14, 2026 1. ASC power plays: 11 deals to know Full story 2. Noncompete laws in 2026: State-by-state breakdown Full story 3. Recoupments & ASCs — Find a practical primer here. 4. USPI to capitalize on 'high acuity spine' Full…

Why ASC labor market won't bounce back | Optum to close another clinic | Why USPI spent $350M in '25 | Inside 1 ASC co.'s disciplined growth | Ga. practice pays $2.18M in false claims case

ASC workforce headwinds, major expansion moves and a multimillion-dollar settlement. February 13, 2026 1. Why the ASC labor market won't bounce back Full story 2. Optum to close Oregon clinic it acquired in 2021 Full story 3. Spine, orthopedic and…

ASC power plays | Are efforts to curb consolidation backfiring on physicians? | USPI revenue climbs to $5.2B | 1 state's sweeping 'mini Stark law' proposal | NY anesthesia practice loses antitrust suit

Physician consolidation debate heats up, USPI posts $5.2B, and a major state eyes sweeping self-refe February 12, 2026 1. The ASC power plays of 2025: 11 deals to know Full story 2. Are states' efforts to curb consolidation backfiring on physicians?…

The battle for control in medicine | LifeBridge Health to close ASC | Anesthesia's operational shifts | Cencora's $2B physician buyout | HCA scales outpatient

Power struggles, closures, big buys and outpatient growth shaping ASCs February 11, 2026 1. The battle for control in medicine — and what comes next Full story 2. LifeBridge Health to shutter Maryland ASC Full story 3. Strengthen throughput, expand…