Becker's Healthcare April 2, 2025
Independent ASCs are under growing pressure as reimbursement fails to keep pace with rising operational costs, staffing shortages and mounting administrative burdens.
In response to these challenges, Gregg Gordon launched Surgical Solutions IPA in 2024, one of the country’s first independent practice associations built solely for ASCs. Based in New York City, SSIPA works to bring together independent ASCs to strengthen payer negotiations, streamline operations and preserve autonomy.
Mr. Gordon joined Becker’s to discuss the future of ASCs and why, without collective action, many may not survive the next wave of consolidation.
Question: In an increasingly consolidated healthcare landscape, how realistic is it for ASCs to stay independent without something like SSIPA?
Gregg Gordon: The way I see...