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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…

Anesthesia's payment problem, explained | The $4K-a-day stipend bubble | 13 anesthesiologists in the news | 10 nos. on anesthesia pay | CHG acquires CRNA group

Plus: New York anesthesia group experiences data breach August 12, 2026 1. Anesthesia’s payment problem, explained Full story 2. The $4,000-a-day anesthesia stipend bubble — and when it pops Full story 3. Nearly half of hospitals offer RPM. Desert Oasis…

The top anesthesiology jobs of 2026 | The $51K CRNA pay gap | The health system anesthesia wall | AtlantiCare, Children's Hospital appoint anesthesia leaders | 8 No Surprises Act updates

Plus: Senior physicians cashing out, new age bias lawsuit August 5, 2026 1. The top anesthesiology jobs of 2026 — and what they reveal about a specialty under pressure Full story 2. The $51K gap between a CRNA’s salary and…

The 10 worst states for healthcare | What will actually fix anesthesia? | Anesthesia's unaffordable 'luxury' | New law targets surgical smoke | A possible end to traditional contracts

Plus: Inside an emerging specialty shortage crisis, CRNA retainment methods July 29, 2026 1. The 10 worst states for healthcare in 2026 Full story 2. What will it take to truly fix anesthesia? Full story 3. Forward-thinking leaders treat the…

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