Top physician payment, policy, and ASC updates

July 13, 2026

1. The physician pay gap hiding inside hospital job offers Full story

2. The state-by-state battle over anesthesia time caps Full story

3. Are ambulatory margins really meeting expectations? 2 health systems + 2 ASC leaders weigh in here.

4. ASCs’ tax squeeze is gaining momentum Full story

5. CMS’ ASC rule: Gains for some, cuts for others Full story

 

6. Ambulatory leaders are rethinking where AI starts. 160 leaders ranked the priorities here.

7. Which specialties give physicians the best financial life, fastest? Full story

8. 26th state drops CRNA physician supervision requirement Full story

9. Hawaii mandates free follow-up colonoscopies, wipes $91M in medical debt Full story

10. Tennessee physician sentenced for reusing medical devices in $41M fraud scheme Full story

 

11. Don’t let denial backlogs eat up your team’s afternoons. Improve first-pass claim performance here.

12. The states losing anesthesiology residents fastest Full story

13. 10 PA specialties with the biggest pay bumps in 2026 Full story

14. Washington’s noncompete ban: What healthcare employers need to know Full story

15. Watson Clinic opens multispecialty ASC Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. Supply chain volatility isn’t going away. How health systems are building resilience here.

17. Medical necessity denials are draining radiology margins. See how to fix it here.

18. 5 forces are reshaping how cancer care gets delivered, financed and staffed. See them here.

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

 

 

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