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 cycle and supply chain operate in silos, margins pay the price. Details here.

4. Where are physicians moving? Full story

5. Optum clarifies anesthesia payment policy Full story

 

6. Opioid-sparing surgery is now Medicare-reimbursed. See what it means for your ASC here.

7. Oklahoma anesthesiologist pays $50K to settle alleged drug recordkeeping claims Full story

8. Rhode Island physician practice pauses operations after staff exodus Full story

9. Why ASCs are not suited for Medicare’s episode-based payment model: ASCA Full story

10. The fight for site-neutrality continues: MedPAC Full story

 

11. Ochsner, MetroHealth and Yale New Haven are rethinking pharmacy’s strategic role. Learn how here.

12. Texas outpatient MSO acquired Full story

13. The 10 states where physician assistant pay jumped the most Full story

14. North Carolina bill would ban noncompetes for nurses, physicians and APPs Full story

15. Physician named successor of New York concierge group Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. The next wave of ASC opportunities: Find 10 must-reads for growth and strategy here.

17. One health system more than doubled point-of-service collections in 2025. See how here.

18. Cancer is on the forefront of their minds: how leaders are meeting patients’ screening demands here.

19. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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