As the use of weight loss medications including glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists grows rapidly, physicians are still figuring out how the medications might interact with other medications, including anesthesia. 

Working as a certified registered nurse anesthetist was recently named among the best — and highest-paying — jobs in healthcare for 2024 by U.S. News and World Report. 

ASCs are facing major obstacles to secure anesthesia as the provider shortage increases and reimbursements decline.  

The highest paid anesthesiologist in Washington, D.C., earns $618,100 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $302,970 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A group of anesthesiologists from San Antonio has launched Inspire Anesthesia Partners.

Here are five major anesthesia companies to know:

Scott Stewart, MD, chief of anesthesiology at Brockton, Mass.-based Good Samaritan Medical Center, and his certified registered nurse anesthetist Elizabeth Brady both plan to retire this year, according to a Jan. 25 report from The Enterprise.

Army anesthesiologist Maj. Michael Stockin, MD, has been accused of sexual misconduct related to 42 alleged victims, CBS News reported Jan. 24. 

U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois and Dave Joyce of Ohio have introduced a bipartisan resolution that would recognize certified registered nurse anesthetists for the role they play in providing quality healthcare. 

Anesthesia reimbursement declines, along with demographic trends and case volume shifts, have drastically changed the ways that providers approach anesthesia coverage, according to a Jan. 16 blog post from Coronis Health. 

Here are four anesthesiologists who have made headlines since Jan. 8:

Here are five numbers that provide insight into anesthesiologist compensation:

The highest paid anesthesiologist in Baltimore earns $633,800 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $302,970 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Anesthesiologist and nurse anesthetist careers have been named among the top paying jobs in healthcare for 2024 by U.S. News and World Report. 

Anesthesiologist was named the highest-paying job in healthcare for 2024, according to U.S. News & World Report released Jan. 9. 

Regulations surrounding how certified registered nurse anesthetists can practice have been a hot-button issue in healthcare for years — and continues to be a contested one in 2024.

The highest paid anesthesiologist in Cincinnati earns $621,300 per year, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $302,970 anesthesiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are seven comparisons providing insight on compensation differences between certified registered nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists, using data from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.

The anesthesia shortage remains one of the biggest challenges ASCs face today.

Alaska is the most expensive state to visit an anesthesiologist, according to Sidecar Health's care calculator.