Becker's Healthcare February 12, 2025
Declining reimbursements and a growing anesthesia provider shortage are putting significant strain on ASCs, especially those smaller in size that lack the resources to compete for providers.
Kristi Manutai, RN, regional administrator for Redding, Calif.-based North State Surgery Center, joined Becker’s to discuss the difficulties in securing anesthesia coverage, particularly for smaller ASCs.
“With anesthesia, it all comes down to what you’re willing to pay,” she said. “Small ASCs like ours are competing against large entities that can afford to pay providers much higher rates. Hospitals get reimbursed at three times the rate an ASC does, but anesthesiologists still expect to be paid the same. That puts a huge strain on our finances.”
For many ASCs, this financial burden...
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