As cost pressures intensify, ASCs are increasingly positioning themselves as cost-effective alternatives to hospital settings — especially for high-cost procedures like joint replacements and spine ...

On May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the President Donald Trump-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill” in a 215–214 vote, advancing a sweeping package of healthcare and fiscal reforms ...

There are 51,492 active anesthesiologists and 65,745 active certified registered nurse anesthetists nationwide, according to a white paper from Medicus Healthcare Solutions published May 21. The ...

With physician care in the U.S. continuing to migrate from the inpatient to outpatient setting, and CMS approving additional codes for the ASC-approved procedures list, ASCs nationwide have started to ...

Consolidation is becoming more widespread across healthcare, with several large management groups and physician organizations ...

Phoenix-based Banner Health has broken ground on a medical campus, including a new ASC, in Scottsdale, Ariz. The 120,000-square-foot building will house the ASC, a family pharmacy, cancer center, ...

Investment banking firm Goldman Sachs recently forecasts that the U.S. has a 35% chance of entering a recession in the next ...

Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians ...

Here are five ASC lawsuits Becker’s has reported on this year: 1. Knoxville, Tenn.-based Parkwest Surgery Center is facing ...

U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan has urged U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to strengthen the Justice Department’s antitrust investigation into UnitedHealth Group and Optum, according to a May 20 news release from ...

While many ASCs rely on analytics platforms embedded in their EMRs or materials management systems, Germantown, Md.-based Capital Surgical Solutions decided to take a different route: building a ...

As payer expectations evolve and reimbursement pressures mount, gastroenterology leaders are rethinking how they engage with insurers. From value-based care to contract renegotiations and patient ...