Category: ASC News

The 14 medical careers with the highest student loan debt

Oral surgeons have the highest average amount of student loan debt, according to a 2023 report from personal banking and finance company SoFi.

Diversity on rise in US workforce

In 2021, the U.S. workforce added around 323,094 jobs across 88 S&P 100 companies, with 94 percent of those jobs going to people of color, according to a Sept. 25 report from Bloomberg.

3 healthcare companies undergoing major layoffs

Here are three healthcare companies laying off employees that Becker’s has reported on since Aug. 23: 

10 lowest-paying states for physician assistants

Physician assistants are compensated the least In Arkansas, where they earn an average of $92,689 — $29,263 less than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.

What to know about SCA Health in 5 numbers

Here are five numbers that offer a snapshot of ASC giant SCA Health: 

10 highest-paying states for physician assistants

Physician assistants earn $140,983 per year in New York — 16 percent more than the national average — according to career website ZipRecruiter.

Who's getting laid off at health systems?

As economic pressures continue to weigh hospitals and health systems down, several have turned to layoffs to reduce costs.

The latest workforce trends to watch

The workforce has cycled through various trends in recent months, and healthcare is no exception. 

Walmart Health moves: 5 updates in 60 days

Here are five updates on Walmart’s healthcare efforts reported by Becker’s since Aug. 9:

Where noncompetes are banned

Amid growing discontent among physicians on noncompete agreements, which prohibit clinicians from joining a competing practice or setting up their own within a particular distance from their previous practice for a certain period of time, many states h…