The goal of the meetings was also to educate members of Congress about the value ASCs provide patients and their need for higher Medicare reimbursement.
Highlights included ASCA members meeting with Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Rep. Diane Black (R-TN).
The ASC Quality and Access ASC of 2011 would put into place policies to establish reasonable Medicare reimbursement for ASCs while encouraging additional cost savings for Medicare. It would help “modernize” the way ASCs are paid by tying ASC Medicare payment updates to the Hospital Market Basket, rather than to the volatile Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers.
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