Here are three quick notes:
1. In 2014, Medicare saved $8.8 million by patients undergoing colonoscopies at Tennessee ASCs.
2. The program saved $5 million-plus by shifting upper GI procedures to surgery centers in the state.
3. Nearly three years ago, Medicare accrued savings of $26 million by having Tennessee ASCs perform cataract procedures.
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