Same Medicare Fee, Very Different CRNA Jobs
This analysis synthesizes 6 sources published the week ending Oct 31, 2026. Editorial analysis by the PhysEmp Editorial Team. Medicare pays the same anesthesia fee for a case whether a CRNA or an anesthesiologist delivers it alone. That one rule, laid out this week in a Becker’s ASC breakdown of anesthesiologist and CRNA Medicare pay, […]
Benefis Paused Oncology Rather Than Keep Paying Locums
Benefis Health System paused oncology services in Helena after failing to recruit a permanent oncologist and deciding locum coverage was unsustainable. Mass General Brigham, meanwhile, is moving pediatric inpatient care while it closes a budget gap of more than $300 million. Both show employers removing clinical service lines, not just positions, with no layoff count to flag it.