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 map like William Prentice. The CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association sits down for a fireside chat at Becker’s 32nd Annual Business and Operations of ASCs in Chicago. Apply to attend as a reviewer here.

 

4. The anesthesia ‘gold standard’ as ASC acuity rises Full story

5. What rural anesthesia knew before the shortage Full story

6. A Baylor Scott & White VP on what modern supply chain success really requires here.

 

7. Atlanta-area anesthesiologist, Piedmont Rockdale leader dies at 60 Full story

8. The race to expand the CRNA workforce Full story

9. This anesthesia practice hasn’t lost staff in 15 years. Here’s how Full story

10. Payers want ASC savings without the anesthesia bill  Full story

 

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

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12. CHLA used AI to clear a translation bottleneck and get discharge instructions to patients faster. See how in this webinar.

13. Spreadsheet-based replacement cycles can’t survive this level of capital scrutiny. Hear what can in this webinar.

14. Becker’s upcoming webinars: workforce planning, healthcare large language models and physician-led cancer care. See the sessions here.

 

 

Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by a provider organization.

 
 

 

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