Becker's Healthcare December 5, 2025
Patsy Newitt

Seven ASC leaders joined Becker’s to discuss the financial threats they are most concerned about in 2026, from staffing costs to the changing payer landscape.

Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length.

Question: What financial threat keeps you up at night heading into 2026? Why?

Beth Hoy. Administrator of New Tampa Surgery Center (Wesley Chapel, Fla.): Staffing costs keep climbing, stipends are growing and reimbursements keep shrinking. The gap gets wider every year, and there is no easy fix. It is the one area where the financial pressure feels relentless, and it absolutely keeps me up at night heading into 2026.

Les Jebson. Administrator of the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Network at Prisma...

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