Category: ASC News

Kentucky has been named the worst state to retire in for 2024 by personal finance website WalletHub, followed by New Jersey and Mississippi. 

Here are four pieces of good news and three pieces of bad news affecting the ASC industry at the moment. 

There were 4,182 healthcare/product industry layoffs in January, up 421% from the 802 cuts announced in December, according to a Feb. 1 report by executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

The national average annual salary earned by cardiologists, gastroenterologists and orthopedic surgeons varies by $72,000 according to Medscape’s 2023 compensation reports. 

Here are five things to know about SCA Health, Optum’s ASC arm:

While physician salaries are on the rise, pediatric and public health specialists consistently rank as the lowest earners, according to Medscape compensation reports. 

The Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady amid high consumer confidence and a falling inflation rate, according to a Jan. 31 report from NBC News.

The Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady amid high consumer confidence and a falling inflation rate, according to a Jan. 31 report from NBC News.

Fifteen people were sentenced in connection with a $40 million insurance scam in California in which a telemarketing company pushed prescriptions and medical devices to patients. 

Fifteen people were sentenced in connection with a $40 million insurance scam in California in which a telemarketing company pushed prescriptions and medical devices to patients.