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06/03/2026

Stay in the Know: How Anesthesia Became a Financial Liability for ASCs

Anesthesia has become one of the fastest-growing financial liabilities for ASCs amid what leaders call a structural mismatch between how anesthesia is reimbursed and how it actually has to be staffed and delivered.

Historically a variable, per-case expense, anesthesia coverage has shifted into a fixed operational cost as workforce shortages force ASCs to guarantee staffing regardless of case volume. With Medicare's anesthesia conversion factor cut 2.83% for 2025, rising wages and stipend demands, and payer policy changes tightening reimbursement, ASCs are increasingly absorbing the gap.

Read more:
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/how-anesthesia-became-a-financial-liability-for-ascs/


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Anesthesia has become one of the fastest-growing financial liabilities for ASCs amid what leaders call a structural mismatch between how ASCs operate and how anesthesia gets paid. The costliest anesthesia issue is “misalignment between operational efficiency and the anesthesia delivery model,” B...

06/02/2026

Stay in the Know: The Real Cost of a Bad Anesthesia Contract

The operating room minute is often thought of as the most expensive unit in healthcare (link), and ongoing workforce shortages in anesthesia have pushed OR-staffing and coordination issues to the center of ASCs’ struggles.

Leaders have told Becker’s that the true cost of misalignment between ASCs and their anesthesia provider teams can extend beyond a straightforward dollar amount, rippling into other facility workflows and disrupting case selection processes.

Here are five notes on what anesthesia misalignment looks like and what it costs ASCs:

https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/the-real-cost-of-a-bad-anesthesia-contract/



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06/01/2026

Stay in the Know: Bankruptcy, Malpractice, and the Decline of Independence: 10 Notes on Physician Threats

Physicians today are navigating a tightening web of financial, legal, and structural pressures — from rising malpractice premiums and surging practice bankruptcy filings to the steady erosion of independent practice ownership.

Physician practice bankruptcies climbed to their highest level in recent years in 2024 before dipping slightly in 2025, according to a recent report from Gibbins Advisors, while malpractice premiums continue to climb even as lawsuit rates fall, and just 18% of U.S. physicians now work in physician-owned settings.

Read more:
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-transactions-and-valuation-issues/bankruptcy-malpractice-and-the-decline-of-independence-10-notes-on-physician-threats/



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Physicians are navigating a trifecta of financial, legal and structural pressures that show no signs of slowing. Malpractice premiums have climbed for seven straight years, bankruptcy filings among physician practices hit their highest quarterly total in over a year, and independent practices are va...

05/29/2026

Stay in the Know: 82% of Physicians Are Now Employed: 6 Notes

Physician employment continued to inch up last year, with nearly six in 10 physician practices owned by hospitals or corporate entities, according to a new report from Avalere and the Physicians Advocacy Institute.

The two organizations examined physician practice ownership from 2018 to the start of 2026. Hospitals or corporate entities now employ 82% of physicians, a 5.6 percentage point growth in the last two years, and since 2018, 253,000 new physicians have entered into employment contracts — 48,100 of them in the last two years alone.

Read more:
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/82-of-physicians-are-now-employed-6-notes/



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05/28/2026

Stay in the Know: The New Cash-Pay Anesthesia Opportunity

Dental sedation is emerging as a significant opportunity for anesthesia leaders, particularly certified registered nurse anesthetists, according to Jeff Tieder, MSN, CRNA, clinical assistant professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

"It's very much a nonoperating room anesthesia space that I think is going to keep growing," he told Becker's. The primary driver, Mr. Tieder noted, is baby boomers who prefer to complete full-mouth implant work in a single day under sedation rather than spreading treatment across six months. This demand has opened the door to flexible, cash-pay service models.

Read more:
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/the-new-cash-pay-anesthesia-opportunity/



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05/27/2026

Stay in the Know: Physician Lawsuit Rates Hit Historic Lows, but Malpractice Premiums Are Soaring: AMA

In 2024, 1.8% of physicians were sued in the previous year, down from 2.3% in 2016 and a peak of 7.4% annually between 1991 and 2005, according to research from the American Medical Association.
The AMA published two policy research perspectives. The first studied patient care physicians in the U.S. between 2016 and 2024, which found the risk of being sued increases with years in practice. The second studied annual changes in medical liability insurance premiums between 2016 and 2025.

Read more:
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-coding-billing-and-collections/physician-lawsuit-rates-hit-historic-lows-but-malpractice-premiums-are-soaring-ama/



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05/26/2026

Stay in the Know: How the PeaceHealth Physician Dispute Became a National Test for Corporate Medicine

A lawsuit filed by Eugene, Ore.-based Emergency Physicians against PeaceHealth and Atlanta-based staffing company ApolloMD has put a spotlight on long-standing tensions between corporate medicine and local physician control — and it may set a national precedent.

At the heart of the lawsuit was Oregon Senate Bill 951 — a 2025 law that sets some of the nation's strictest limits on corporate control of medical practices, including restrictions on management services organizations. The EEP case marked the first legal test of SB 951 since it was signed in June 2025.

Read more:
https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-transactions-and-valuation-issues/how-the-peacehealth-physician-dispute-became-a-national-test-for-corporate-medicine/



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05/25/2026

Stay in the Know: Physician Bonus Pay Becomes the Norm: 6 Things to Know

Physician compensation is increasingly tied to productivity, with the vast majority of physicians now eligible for incentive-based pay, according to Medscape's "2026 Physician Compensation Report."
About 85% of physicians have access to some form of productivity-based compensation, such as bonuses or other incentive structures. These models are typically tied to measurable outputs, most commonly work relative value units, which reward physicians for patient volume and services delivered.

Read more:
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/compensation-issues/physician-bonus-pay-becomes-the-norm-6-things-to-know/



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05/22/2026

Stay in the Know: Anthem Blue Cross Sued Over Out-of-Network Care Policy

"Anthem's new policy is trying to force hospitals to solve a problem Anthem created," said Carmela Coyle, president and CEO of the California Hospital Association.

Anthem Blue Cross early this year unveiled a policy imposing a penalty on hospitals for claims that include out-of-network providers and puts them at risk from being terminated from the network entirely. As anticipated, that policy is being challenged in court.

Read more:
https://www.benefitspro.com/2026/05/07/anthem-blue-cross-sued-over-out-of-network-care-policy/



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05/21/2026

Stay in the Know: How 3 Policies Threaten ASCs’ Anesthesia Stability

The procurement and management of anesthesia services has become one of the biggest financial headaches for ASC leaders.

Anesthesia costs have shifted into a fixed operational expense that payers, particularly government programs like Medicare and Medicaid, have failed to adequately account for, rather than a variable cost tied to case volume. This comes at a time when workforce pressures are building and the demand for surgical services climbs to new heights, making ASC leaders sensitive to shifts in policies and regulations.

Here’s how three recent policy updates may impact the ongoing strain in the anesthesia workforce-
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/how-3-policies-threaten-ascs-anesthesia-stability/



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