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CRNAs sue Calif. over staffing restrictions | ASA taps new leaders | CMS approves new payment for nerve blocks | The stipend surge in 10 nos. | Yale Medicine opens anesthesia's 'black box'

Plus: 10 numbers that expose anesthesia revenue leaks October 21, 2026 1. ASA taps new president, elects first vice president at annual meeting Full story 2. CRNAs sue California over hospital staffing restrictions Full story 3. 360 independent practices reveal…

Anesthesia's hidden $4M cost | 10 specialties earning $560K | Bill looks to nix NSA arbitration | 5 ASC anesthesia models | FIU, Baptist Health launch anesthesiology residency

Plus: Why this New York ASC dropped cases after an anesthesia exit October 14, 2026 1. Anesthesia’s hidden $4M cost Full story 2. The 10 physician specialties earning $560K or more Full story 3. A weak MIPS score can mean…

The anesthesia bottleneck is everyone's problem | CRNA salaries dip | Why a judge cut ASC claims from USAP lawsuit | A problem stipends don't solve | The culture fix for CRNA turnover

Plus: Arizona State University launches nurse anesthesia program October 7, 2026 1. How the anesthesia bottleneck became every specialty’s problem Full story 2. Why a judge cut ASC anesthesia claims from USAP lawsuit Full story 3. Every fee schedule update…

The 'gold standard' for anesthesia teams | Atlanta anesthesiologist dies at 60 | $45 an hour: Medicaid's anesthesia rate hits ASCs | The race to train CRNAs | Lessons in rural anesthesia

Plus: Payers want ASC savings without the anesthesia bill September 30, 2026 1. Who’s getting hit hardest by the anesthesia shortage? Full story 2. $45 an hour: Medicaid’s anesthesia rate lands on ASCs Full story 3. Nobody sees the ASC policy…

CRNA supervision map changes again | Stipends eating at ASC margins | Anesthesiologists slam 50% pay cut | Anesthesia contracts' secret cost burdens | UC Davis advances first CRNA class

Plus: Allegheny Health Network takes CRNA hiring search national September 23, 2026 1. A growing concern for anesthesia teams Full story 2. The CRNA supervision map just changed for a 28th time Full story 3. 60% of facilities state that…

The richest physicians in healthcare | 6 notes on anesthesia staffing | Anesthesiologist clinches primary win | The CRNA pipeline gets a boost | Calif. hospital used contaminated instruments, state finds

Plus: CMS eyes 60-80% pay rate for AI doctors September 16, 2026 1. The richest physicians in healthcare Full story 2. The state of anesthesia staffing in 6 notes Full story 3. C8 Health is the frontline care consistency platform…

10 nos. on anesthesia sign-on bonuses | 27 CRNA supervision opt-out states | Surgeon leads push to eliminate post-op opioids | ASCs have 2 anesthesia paths | Physician-senator sued 700 patients

Plus: The highest paid anesthesiologists in Kansas City September 9, 2026 1. Anesthesia sign-on bonuses in 10 numbers Full story 2. The 27 states where CRNAs don’t need physician supervision — and what it means for ASC costs Full story…

Who's pocketing the stipend money? | AANA president's 'big tent' philosophy | 15 numbers on the workforce shortage | The $110K anesthesia staffing opportunity | Physicians push back on NSA data

Plus: Why 5 hospitals have delayed surgeries in 2026 September 2, 2026 1. 5 anesthesia and physician-staffing bankruptcies in the last 7 years Full story 2. Who’s pocketing the anesthesia stipend money? Full story 3. Surgical throughput in the era…

10 numbers on the stipend bubble | 5 new bills impacting anesthesia | Is the anesthesia shortage limiting ASC growth? | Pressure mounts on private equity regulations | 3 universities combating the anesthesia shortage

Plus: Why the traditional supply chain model is gone August 26, 2026 1. 10 numbers behind the anesthesia stipend bubble Full story 2. AANA taps new president Full story 3. Surgical throughput in the era of command centers, the OR…

10 anesthesia controversies | 1+ year after Anthem backlash | Why the anesthesia pipeline is failing | 5 ways insurers undercut anesthesia payments | ASCs cancel, delay cases due to anesthesia gaps

Plus: Inside ASCs anesthesia group buy-up August 19, 2026 1. 10 anesthesia controversies in 2026 Full story 2. 1+ year after Anthem backlash: 10 things to know about anesthesia time-based billing Full story 3. Your team did everything right. The…

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