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How Optum built one of the largest ASC empires | wRVU pay, hospital subsidies and Stark law fraud | 10 highest-paying states for anesthesiologists | NSA's hidden cost | $27.9B reason the ASC-HOPD pay gap should close

Optum’s ASC playbook, top anesthesia pay, and the hidden cost of the NSA. June 22, 2026 1. How Optum built one of the largest ASC empires — and what’s happening now Full story 2. wRVU pay isn’t Stark law fraud: Notes…

The Stark law case physician employers must know | Mark Cuban: A new ASC ally? | ASC leaders skeptical of FTC's Ascension-AmSurg play | Physicians' hidden income gap | Anesthesia pay crisis in 10 nos.

A new Stark law case and what it means for physicians; thoughts on FTC enforcement June 20, 2026 1. The Stark law case every physician employer is watching Full story 2. Mark Cuban built Cost Plus Drugs. Now he’s coming…

Mark Cuban is targeting how ASCs get paid | 5 physician legal controversies | Optum clarifies anesthesia payment policy | Where are physicians moving? | Anesthesiologist settles drug recordkeeping claims

ASC payments, Optum policy updates and legal headlines. June 18, 2026 1. Mark Cuban built Cost Plus Drugs. Now he’s coming for how ASCs get paid Full story 2. 5 physician legal controversies reshaping healthcare Full story 3. When revenue…

What's choking ASC profitability? | The specialty facing the biggest pay cut | Why the CRNA-anesthesiologist pay gap is shrinking | 3 physician group turnarounds | ASC staffing's hidden safety issue

ASC profit pressures, physician pay cuts, anesthesia compensation trends and ASC staffing risks. June 17, 2026 1. What’s choking ASC profitability? Full story 2. The physician specialty facing the biggest pay cut in 2026 Full story 3. Equity vs. non-equity…

ASC leaders skeptical of FTC's Ascension-AmSurg remedy | $111M physician deal ended a state's independent medicine era | Physician to pay $1M for fraud scheme | Anesthesia stipends by the numbers | U.S. Vision closes all 200+ locations

ASC scrutiny, fraud fallout & more June 16, 2026 1. ‘No guarantee it will prevent a monopoly’: Why ASC leaders are skeptical of FTC’s Ascension-AmSurg remedy Full story 2. Why are Independence Blue Cross, Highmark pushing surgeries to ASCs? Full story…

Independent, employed physicians' hidden income gap | Stark law debate in 10 numbers | ASCs' patient safety question | The most competitive anesthesiologist market | Inflation hits a 3-year high

June 15, 2026 1. The hidden income gap between employed and independent physicians Full story 2. The Stark law debate in 10 numbers Full story 3. ASC growth strategies are shifting toward flexibility, alignment and operational control. See what’s changing…

Erlanger Stark law case could top $100M | Anesthesia's pay crisis in 10 numbers | The wRVU ceiling | The real-time value of physician practices | The payer tactics hurting ASCs most |

A Stark law case drawing physician attention, 10 numbers on anesthesia pay June 13, 2026 1. The Stark law case every physician employer needs to watch Full story 2. Anesthesia’s pay crisis in 10 numbers Full story 3. Harmonize revenue…

Why ASCs are not immune to bad hospital debt | How the $3.9B Ascension-AmSurg deal unfolded | How much are physician practices worth? | Where anesthesiologist hiring floors are rising fastest | NSA's game of 'hot potato'

ASC debt, practice valuations, rising anesthesia pay, and NSA pressure points. June 12, 2026 1. Hospital bad debt is up 46%. ASCs are not immune Full story 2. From financial crisis to acquisition: How the $3.9B Ascension-AmSurg deal unfolded Full…

A Stark law case physician employers need to know | Physicians' wRVU ceiling | No-leakage contracts gutting ASC surgical rosters | Why CRNA pay is up 59% since 2019 | How a Medicare form became a fraud conviction

Stark fallout, ASC shakeups, and a Medicare fraud lesson. June 11, 2026 1. The Stark law case every physician employer should be paying attention to Full story 2. Physicians’ wRVU ceiling: 10 specialties with plateauing productivity pay Full story 3. Compliance gaps in ASC…

Payer tactics hurting ASCs most | The economics of physician independence | Anesthesia's pay crisis | Inside Texas' ASC boom | Physician sentenced to 4 years for fraud, money laundering, tax evasion

The biggest forces shaping ASCs and physician economics. June 10, 2026 1. Payer tactics hurting ASCs most Full story 2. The economics of independence: What physicians earn outside employed practice Full story 3. 60-70% of surgeries now in ASCs. How processing…