Becker's Healthcare February 7, 2025
Patsy Newitt

ASCs continue to face significant legal, regulatory and financial challenges in 2025, with cases highlighting issues ranging from employee discrimination to multimillion-dollar fraud schemes.

Here are five of the most pressing controversies shaping the ASC landscape this year.

Former Cedars-Sinai ASC employee reached tentative settlement

A former employee of a Cedars-Sinai-affiliated orthopedic ASC has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging that the facility prioritized profits over patient care and engaged in age-based discrimination.

Kristina Holman, who previously worked at the ASC, claimed that following the death of one of its founding surgeons, new management ramped up case volumes, leading to frequent overbooking by physicians. Holman further alleged that she was pressured to resign in her late 50s...

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