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MedPAC makes the case for expanded role of ASCs in Medicare coverage

May 14, 2021
By Mark McCarty
The latest report by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) includes an advisory about unfettered expansion of telehealth, but the commission also said that expanded access to ambulatory surgical centers could trim per-procedure spending, which in some instances is about half the fee paid for a given procedure when performed in a hospital outpatient department (HOPD).
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