Becker's Healthcare August 22, 2024
Here are 10 numbers scaring ASCs right now:
55%: The percentage that facility fees for colonoscopy procedures covered by private health insurance are at hospitals compared to those at ASCs as of May 2023, according to a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health study published in JAMA Health Forum.
43%. The percentage of ASCs with an operating budget of $3 million or more in 2023, compared with 32% the previous year, according to a survey from OR Manager.
47%. The percentage of respondents that reported their operating budget had increased in the last year; only 12% reported a decrease.
70%: The percentage by which Medicare hospital pay increased from 2001 to 2023. By contrast, Medicare physician payment has only...