Author: Carly Behm

  America's Health Insurance Plans, a health insurance lobby, submitted comments on a CMS proposal that would bring faster Medicare coverage for medical devices, according to a Nov. 2 press release.

Humana's Deputy CMO Brian Powers, MD, shared his thoughts about low-value care in ASCs with Becker's ASC Review.

  Some patients with rectal cancer may only need radiation and chemotherapy, with no surgery, according to a Nov. 2 report from Medscape.

  Tarrytown, N.Y.-based ENT and Allergy Associates renewed its contract with insurer MVP Health Care, according to an Oct. 30 press release.

  Three leaders shared their predictions for cardiology in ASCs over the next 12 months with Becker's ASC Review.

  Here are the top three ASCs in Western states named in Newsweek's ranking of "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2021."

  Denver Health in Colorado is set to see patients at a new outpatient medical center in the first quarter of 2021, according to a Nov. 1 report from the Colorado Real Estate Journal. Here are five key details:

  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and Kansas City, Mo.-based Caravan Health are partnering to support the expansion of the Blue Premier value-based care program to more areas in the state, according to an Oct. 29 press…

  Tyler, Texas-based Christus Trinity Clinic is welcoming a new ophthalmologist to its Longview location, according to a Nov. 1 report from the Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Here are the top-read stories on Becker's ASC Review for the week of Oct. 26-30: