Becker's Healthcare July 8, 2025
As healthcare continues migrating toward outpatient procedures and value-based models, there are a number of federal policies that ASC leaders and physicians are watching and preparing for.
Five ASC and outpatient leaders recently joined Becker’s to discuss which federal policies they are watching most closely.
Editor’s note: Responses have been lightly edited for clarity and length:
Bruce Feldman. Administrator of Bronx Surgery Center (New York City): The federal policy changes that will have the most impact on ASCs over the next 5 years are:
(1) Increasing the Medicare facility reimbursement rates to be on par with the hospital HOPD rates.
(2) Expanding the list of Medicare ASC-approved surgical procedures.
(3) Mandating that certain procedures will only be covered...
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