Becker's Healthcare March 15, 2024
Will the year bring on new challenges and opportunities for ASCs, or will 2024 be “status quo”?
Becker’s connected with three healthcare leaders who shared what they expect the year will have on the horizon for ASCs.
Note: These responses have been edited lightly for length and clarity.
Question: What’s in store for ASCs in 2024?
Dane Bennett. Director of Government Relations at Baptist Health (Jacksonville, Fla.). ASCs not associated with hospitals/emergency departments continue to advocate for site-neutral payments, stating “hospital outpatient departments are reimbursed, on average, twice as much as ACSs for the same service.” This entire movement fails to recognize the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act and the extra burden placed on hospitals to treat and care...
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