Becker's Healthcare December 30, 2025
As CMS continues to move more procedures into the outpatient setting, ASC leaders say growth opportunities are expanding but not without risk.
The “shiny new thing” for many ASCs today often means newly approved outpatient procedures, higher-acuity cases or specialty expansions that promise growth but require significant upfront investment. While those opportunities can be attractive, leaders caution that not every new procedure or service line will translate into sustainable margins.
One of the biggest forces driving ASC growth is CMS’s ongoing expansion of procedures approved for outpatient settings, said Tara Good-Young, CEO of PDI Surgery Center in Windsor, Calif. But that shift is also increasing pricing pressure and competition at the same time ASCs face higher labor, supply and capital...
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