Vol. VIII, No. 3Archive > March, 2007

Coding & Billing

Winners and Losers for 2008

Marian Lowe

Congress has been dictating the climate for ambulatory surgery center growth and development through reductions to Medicare payment updates for more than a decade. Despite the fiscal pressure placed on the industry, the volume of ASC procedures has grown tremendously. However, 2006 marked the slowest rate of growth in the number of new ASCs entering the market in nearly a decade.

 
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