Big shifts in ASC policy, consolidation and care delivery this week.
May 18, 2026

1. Mark Cuban's platform cuts out payers  and ASCs are leading the charge Full story

2. Are physician-owned hospitals poised for a comeback? Full story

3. 240+ speakers. 750+ ASC and MD leaders. 3 days in Chicago. Becker's 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference is back June 11-13. Request your complimentary badge here.

4. The CMS updates ASCs can't afford to overlook in 2026 Full story

5. Inside the bipartisan fight against physician practice consolidation Full story

 

6. Cleaner claims, faster cash, fewer denial fires to fight. The playbook is here.

7. Pharmaceutical company to pay $13.7M to settle allegations of improper physician payments Full story

8. Inside SCA Health's clinical nursing ladder — and how it helped cut turnover by 7% Full story

9. Alabama physician practice to close Full story

10. Minnesota ASC suffers data breach impacting 5,000+ individuals Full story

 

11. Compliance gaps in ASC sterile processing expose legal and financial risk. The response from leaders here.

12. Physicians are leaving medicine earlier than ever before: 7 reasons why Full story

13. 10 spine surgeons to know in the Eastern US Full story

14. North Carolina health system plans ASC OR relocation Full story

15. Michigan hospital plans outpatient surgery expansion Full story

Becker's Learning Opportunities

16. Weill Cornell Medicine is growing primary care revenue without an overhaul. See how here.

17. Legacy systems are stalling AI progress in healthcare. Learn what CIOs can do here.

18. Supply chain teams are moving past invoice-driven models — see what's next here.

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

 

 

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