CY 2011 is the first year that revised ASC payment system rates will be fully implemented based on the ASC standard ratesetting methodology. The changes are included in a final rule with comment period which applies updates to policies and payment rates for services in approximately 5,000 Medicare-participating ASCs.
Read the CMS press release on ASC rates for 2011.
Read the CMS Federal Register.
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–American Society of Anesthesiologists Urges CMS to Consider Small Practices in Creation of ACO Rules
