Physicians were holding out hope that Congress would choose to halt the 3.37% Medicare pay cut for 2024, but legislators declined to halt CMS' cut in the bill passed Jan. 18 to avert a government shutdown. 

Physician salaries are on the rise, with plastic and orthopedic surgeons consistently placing as the top earners, according to Medscape compensation reports. 

Here are five ASCs that posted job listings seeking administrators in the last month. 

Here are six stats to know about Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and its workforce:

Four ASC leaders joined Becker's to discuss the workforce trends that are affecting surgery centers most at the moment. 

ASCs are in growth mode as new procedures move outpatient, and they need more physicians to maximize case volume and revenue. But there is a limited pool of independent physicians able to join existing or new surgery centers, which could slow growth.

Workforce issues, particularly the looming physician shortage, are concerning many ASC leaders. 

Here are three things to know about the CEO of SCA Health, Jason Strauss:

Here are five notes on healthcare cash bonuses to know:

ASC chains AmSurg and United Surgical Partners International have revamped their leadership over the past year by selecting new CEOs to lead their companies. 

In the last year, the number of healthcare organizations with a minimum wage of $15 or higher has skyrocketed, according to a recent survey from consulting firm SullivanCotter.

Congress chose not to halt the 3.37% Medicare pay cut for 2024 as it averted a government shutdown, The New York Times reported Jan. 18. 

Here are seven stats to know about how physician pay stacks up compared to ASC leadership pay: 

From noncompete bans to pay cuts, here are three pieces of good news and three pieces of bad news facing physicians in 2024:

The number of private practices has rapidly declined in the last 10 years, as physicians move to the stability of employed models amid increasing healthcare consolidation. 

Physicians and surgeons topped a list from Forbes Advisor  of the 20 highest-paying healthcare jobs. 

Here are more than 100 statistics on physician pay, pulled from Physician Thrive's 2023 compensation report and Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report 2023."

Envision Healthcare has appointed its full board of directors. 

Steven Waronker, MD, an anesthesiologist in Alpharetta, Ga., joined Becker's to discuss the physician workforce trend he is most concerned about right now. 

From consolidation to noncompetes, six physician leaders recently joined Becker's to discuss the workforce trends that are concerning them.