Becker's Healthcare August 22, 2024
Reimbursement disparities have caused discord in the ASC sector — even before 2024’s CMS cuts.
Here are three executives’ thoughts on ASC reimbursement issues:
April Aud, BSN, RN. Administrator of Black River Ambulatory Surgery Center (Poplar Bluff, Mo.): Unfortunately, everything is getting more expensive — supply costs, practice costs, salaries for employees, etc. — but insurance companies don’t want to pay anymore, so margins are very, very thin. I worry that eventually, small ASCs in small towns or markets are not going to be able to make it because they can’t afford it. Especially because these smaller ASCs often have a lot of Medicare patients, the reimbursement there is not sufficient and there’s a limited number of commercial patients. I...
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