Becker's Healthcare October 25, 2023
ASCs have long struggled to secure adequate reimbursements.
Matt Kraemer, administrator of Northern Arizona Healthcare in Flagstaff, joined Becker’s to discuss how this issue continues to be the biggest threat to ASC growth.
Question: What’s the biggest threat to ASC growth right now?
Editor’s note: This response was edited lightly for clarity and length.
Matt Kraemer: The biggest threat to ASC growth currently continues to be reductions in reimbursement that creates a difficult situation for the ASC to accommodate certain cases. Many times the operational costs to perform a case outweigh the reimbursement...