ASCs are facing a trifecta of pay issues — anesthesia stipends, rising expenses and stagnant reimbursements.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is a major employer of physicians that continues to make significant plays in the ASC space. Here are five numbers highlighting Kaiser's physician workforce: 1.

Becker's has reported on five multimillion-dollar Stark law penalties in 2024: 1. A Denton, Texas-based medical center paid $14.2 million to settle alleged violations of Stark law and Medicare ...

According to a cease-and-desist letter the publication received from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, the state's medical board found that the clinics were not owned by a licensed ...

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has strongly opposed the new policy.

Family medicine physician Kristen Clark, MD, is closing her practice, Ellicott City, Md.-based Well Being Medical Care, part of Privia Health, Dec. 4. Current patients can get records via portal ...

On Nov. 22, Salem (Ore.) Health filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that alleged its efforts to expand heart care in the area is an unlawful attempt to build a monopoly, Salem Reporter reported Nov.

On Nov. 1, CMS finalized a 2.83% physician pay cut in its 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System. The physician fee schedule ...

Vertical integration across independent cardiologists has led to higher costs in Medicare over the last 15 years with "minimal evidence" of any increase in quality of care, according to findings ...

Medtronic has inked a three-year contract with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for GI Genius, leading to nearly 100 additional units being installed across VA medical centers. GI Genius is an ...

Georgetown, Del.-based Sussex Pain Relief Center is looking to open a pain management-focused ASC in Lewes, Del.,the Delaware Business Times reported Nov. 25. Manonmani Antony, MD, of Beebe Healthcare ...

From 2019 to 2023, Missouri saw the largest decline in anesthesiologist employment, seeing a 75% decrease in anesthesiology positions, according to an October study from Rivanna.