About this episode

The episode discusses Ascension's acquisition of AmSurg, legal actions regarding student loans, and insurance coverage denials faced by privately insured adults.

Ascension completes its multibillion-dollar acquisition of ambulatory surgery center operator AmSurg, physician associates sue the Trump administration over federal student loan changes, and nearly one in five privately insured adults faced a coverage denial last year on today’s episode of The Gist Healthcare Podcast . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Gist Healthcare Daily

Topics covered

• healthcare acquisition
• student loans
• insurance coverage
• ambulatory surgery
• legal action

Keywords

• Ascension
• AmSurg
• Trump administration
• student loans
• insurance coverage
• healthcare news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ascension, AmSurg, Trump administration

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