ASCs and healthcare policy: 5 issues in the crosshairs

Becker's Healthcare December 13, 2023
Paige Haeffele

Healthcare legislation has the power to radically change the way ASCs are run. National and state-level policies regarding reimbursement, noncompetes and practice permissions have been top of mind for ASC leaders. Here is how legislators are tackling five issues:

1. Supervision requirements for certified registered nurse anesthetists. Government officials from Florida, Colorado, Delaware, Missouri and California are working to eliminate or loosen supervision requirements for certified registered nurse anesthetists. Florida lawmakers Rep. Mike Giallombardo and Sen. Blaise Ingoglia proposed legislation that would eliminate the current requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists to have a written supervisory agreement with a physician.

U.S. Reps. Sam Graves of Missouri and Jared Huffman of California reintroduced the Save America’s Rural Hospitals Act, which...

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