The push for site-neutral payments — reimbursing providers at the same rate regardless of the site-of-service— has picked up momentum in Congress and remains a key point of advocacy for ASC leaders in Washington. At Becker’s 23rd annual Spine, Orthopedic…
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s June 2026 report to Congress focuses on broader Medicare payment incentives, enrollment complexity, improper payments and Medicare Advantage’s effects on provider finances. In the report, MedPac continues to build its argument that fee-for-service Medicare creates…
The independent ambulatory surgery center model was built, in part, on volume. Fill the rooms. Turn the cases. Keep the schedule moving. But as reimbursement rates compress and payer pressure intensifies, several ASC leaders say that logic has become a…
Independence Blue Cross and Highmark have implemented new policies aimed at reducing healthcare spending by steering certain outpatient procedures from hospitals to lower-cost ASCs, according to a June 14 report by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross launched its…