The Changing Face of ASC Reimbursement

Ambulatory surgery centers are facing new and important challenges for 2009. We had barely mastered the 2008 Medicare conversion to the modified Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the proposed changes for next year. Managed care is becoming stronger and less likely to negotiate fair rates. Supplies are increasing in price … (1897 words)

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