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Archive > March, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 3

This Just In

Calm Before the Storm

Calm Before the Storm
Bracing for Medicare's Upcoming Changes
Remember 2003? That year changed everything for the ambulatory surgery community, as ASCs - and their Medicare payments - were scrutinized by the government.

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