Becker's Healthcare February 13, 2025
From Stark law to certificates of need, Shakeel Ahmed, MD, CEO of Atlas Surgical Group in St. Louis, joined Becker’s to discuss the legislation potentially stifling ASC development.
Editor’s note: This response has been lightly edited for clarity and length.
Question: What specific legislative or regulatory barriers have been the most problematic in ASC development?
Dr. Shakeel Ahmed: Certificate-of-need laws, Stark law restrictions and site-neutral payment disparities remain the biggest barriers we face. Certificate-of-need laws are outdated relics that still exist in several states, requiring surgery centers to prove public need before opening — a...
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