Acquisitions, anesthesia costs and policy fights — ASCs and physicians face shifting dynamics. November 12, 2025 1. Why Ascension is acquiring AmSurg Full story 2. The anesthesia market has changed — here's how ASCs can catch up Full story 3.…
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Pay gaps, closures & AI adoption — physicians and ASCs navigate a fast-changing financial landscape November 11, 2025 1. Optum physicians are paid 17% more than peers: Study Full story 2. 'Physicians are undervalued': Leaders respond to CMS pay policy…
Regulatory scrutiny, physician pushback and ASC expansion — ASC care’s influence keeps growing November 10, 2025 1. Proposed Stark law update takes aim at physician investments Full story 2. 'Fueling an us-vs.-them mentality': Physicians decry CMS' 'egregious' efficiency adjustment Full story…
New reforms, policy updates reshape ASC-hospital dynamics November 8, 2025 1. CMS site-neutral reform poised to upend hospital-ASC dynamics Full story 2. 5 things looking up for physicians Full story 3. Where AI is actually delivering RCM ROI, per 300+ leaders,…
Regulatory delays, financial strain and tech innovation — ASCs face a pivotal moment in care deliver November 7, 2025 1. CMS' delayed ASC rule release, explained Full story 2. 3 ASC closures in 1 month Full story 3. Ortho practices are…
High-acuity gains, payment tensions and ownership shifts — ASCs expand even amid uncertainty. November 6, 2025 1. USPI wins big with high-acuity procedures Full story 2. Physicians sound off on CMS efficiency adjustment Full story 3. 88% use AI — only…
November 5, 2025 1. Inside AmSurg's next chapter amid Ascension deal Full story 2. 3 physician practice closures in 1 week Full story 3. Planning 2026 AI spend? Benchmark against 300+ peers' RCM roadmaps here. 4. Optum to lay off 572…
November 4, 2025 1. CMS finalizes physician fee schedule Full story 2. California independent practice, ASC to close after failed physician recruitment efforts Full story 3. Want more from a PE deal? 3 healthcare advisors share what actually works here. 4.…
M&A gains, cost pressures and closures — ASCs navigate consolidation and financial strain. November 3, 2025 1. USPI gains M&A momentum Full story 2. How ASCs survive the anesthesia cost squeeze Full story 3. Eligibility checks eat time. This approach…
A wave of new trends in technology, consolidation shape the ASC market November 1, 2025 1. 20 trends shaping the ASC industry in 2025 from Scott Becker Full story 2. How this ASC measures operational success Full story 3. Survey:…
