The FTC has been active in the healthcare space recently as pressure builds in the debates surrounding prescription drug prices, healthcare consolidation and noncompete agreements for physicians and other clinicians. Here are three recent updates on the FTC: 1. The…
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As ASCs look for ways to boost efficiency without adding staff or cost, leaders are finding the biggest gains come from small operational changes like automated patient outreach and smarter block scheduling. Executives across specialties told Becker’s targeted adjustments in…
Female physicians earn 22.2% less in total compensation, about $354,000 annually, compared to $463,000 for men, according to a Marit Health report published Feb. 3. The report covered the physician gender pay gap, analyzing 10,865 anonymous full-time physician salary submissions…
As the ASC industry continues to grow, ASCs have increasingly become sites of innovation and important points of access for surgical care. Here are three notable ‘firsts’ in the ASC industry so far in 2026: 1. Ortho Rhode Island began…
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has agreed to pay more than $3.7 million to resolve allegations that it fraudulently billed government and commercial insurers for spine surgeries performed by a former neurosurgeon. What happened? What’s next?
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President Donald Trump has signed a House-approved funding package to end a partial government shutdown, CBS News reported Feb. 3. The House passed the funding bill Feb. 3 by a 217-214 vote. The vote was largely party-line, yet Republicans and…
Carlsbad, N.M.-based Current Clinic completed the state’s first cardiac ablation procedures in an ASC. The cases, performed Jan. 28-30, marked the launch of Current Clinic’s arrhythmia-focused care model, which integrates diagnosis, intervention and long-term management of atrial fibrillation in an…
State lawmakers moved aggressively in 2025 to reshape the healthcare marketplace, enacting a wave of legislation aimed at tightening oversight of consolidation, limiting noncompete agreements, curbing private equity influence and revising certificate-of-need laws. Here are 37 enacted bills related to…
As ASCs face ongoing workforce constraints, reimbursement pressure and rising expectations around access and efficiency, anesthesia coverage has emerged as a defining operational priority for 2026. ASC leaders across the country joined Becker’s to share the anesthesia coverage elements they…
A partial government shutdown began Jan. 31 after Congress missed a midnight Jan. 30 deadline to approve a revised funding package. Here are five things to know about the shutdown: 1. While the Senate voted 71-29 late Jan. 30 to…