The state had 31 Medicare-certified ASCs in 2011 and was able to save Medicare $11.4 million on cataract procedures performed there. Additionally, Medicare saved $3 million on colonoscopies performed in the ASC and $100,000 on arthroscopic knee and shoulder procedures.
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