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Press Releases and Public Comments

CMS Releases 2024 Proposed Medicare Payment Rule
July 13, 2023

ASCA Signs Third Letter Urging UnitedHealthcare Not to Implement Its Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Prior Authorization Program
May 8, 2023

ASCA and Others Urge Congress to Enact Legislation Stabilizing the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
May 3, 2023

ASCA Urges House Committee on Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee to Adopt Policies that Ensure Adequate Payment and Encourage Procedures to Migrate into ASCs
April 26, 2023

ASCA Opposes Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Non-Compete Rule
April 19, 2023
[Review the proposed rule]

ASCA Signs On to Letter Urging UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Not to Enact Its Prior Authorization Policy for GI Endoscopies
April 18, 2023
[Use Fight CRC’s action alert to contact UHC]

ASCA Urges UnitedHealthcare to Rescind Policy Requiring Prior Authorization for Colonoscopies and GI and Capsule Endoscopies
April 18, 2023
[Review the FAQ document from UnitedHealthcare]

ASCA Opposes Elimination of ASC Facility Fees in Texas
April 5, 2023

ASCA Signs On to Letter Urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Facilitate the Widespread Availability of Non-Opioid Therapies for Medicare Part D Patients
February 13, 2023

Outpatient Surgery Quality and Access Act Reintroduced in the 118th Congress
February 10, 2023

ASCA Signs On to Letter Welcoming 118th Congress, Offering Assistance with Medicare Payment Reform
January 23, 2023

ASCA Announces Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative
December 12, 2022

ASCA Signs On to Letter Urging Congress to Pass the NOPAIN Act
December 5, 2022

ASCA and Others Urge Congress to Prevent Entire 4.5% Reduction to Medicare Payment Rates Set for January 1, 2023
December 5, 2022

2023 Final ASC Payment Rule Released
November 1, 2022

Amanda Hawkins, Director of The Surgery Center of Charleston, Elected President of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA)
May 9, 2022

Legislation Introduced in Congress Promotes Medicare Patients’ Access to Ambulatory Surgery Centers
November 2021

Ambulatory Surgery Centers Reduce Medicare Costs by More than $4 Billion Each Year
September 2020

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Applauds Trump Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for Expanding ASCs’ Ability to Assist with COVID-19 Response
March 2020

COVID-19: Guidance for ASCs on Necessary Surgeries
March 2020

Statement from the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association regarding Elective Surgery and COVID-19
March 2020

ASCA Applauds Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Commitment to Reducing ASC Regulatory Burden
September 2019

ASC Quality and Access Act Introduced in House
September 2019

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Applauds US House of Representatives for Passing the ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018
July 2018

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Applauds Critical VA Health Care Reform Legislation that Supports Veterans’ Access to Private-Sector Care
May 2018

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Faults Kaiser Health News and USA Today for Sensationalism and Misrepresentation of Safety and Quality in Ambulatory Surgery Centers
March 2018

Key ASC Legislation Introduced in US House of Representatives
March 2017

Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) Improve Participation, Results in Medicare Quality Reporting Program
December 2016

ASCA Applauds House and Senate Passage of Legislation that Impacts ASCs
December 2016

ASCs Reduce Outpatient Surgery Costs for Commercially Insured Patients by $38 Billion Annually
June 2016

ASCA Commends US House of Representatives for Passage of the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016
June 2016

More Than 95 Percent of Medicare-Certified ASCs Meet Quality Reporting Requirements
December 2015

Medicare's 2016 Final Rule Released; Seventeen New Procedures Added to ASC-Payable List
October 2015

Medicare Quality Reporting Program Shows Universal Safe Surgery Checklist Use
October 2015

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Briefs Congress on Innovations in Outpatient Surgical Care
September 2015

ASCA Backs Legislation to Promote Cost Savings, Patient Access to Outpatient Surgical Care
September 2015

ASCA Partners with US Representative David Scott to Raise Awareness on Colorectal Cancer Screening
August 2015

ASCA Commends Congress for Supporting Electronic Health Fairness Act Backed by ASC Community
August 2015

Op-Ed: Lower Surgical Costs by Better Aligning the Interests of Insurers and Consumers
July 2015

Legislation to Promote Cost Savings, Patient Access to Outpatient Surgical Care Backed by ASCA
March 2015

ASCA Response to PHC4 Report Emphasizes True Value of ASCs
November 2014

Record Number of Medicare-Certified ASCs Meet Quality Reporting Requirements
November 2014

Flu Season Is Here; Register Now with NHSN to Report ASC-8 in 2015
October 2014

ASCA Announces New Board Officers
May 2014

New Study Finds that ASCs Save Money, Increase Efficiency While Maintaining Quality
May 2014

HHS Confirms Billions of Dollars of Medicare Cost Savings Tied to ASCs
April 2014

ASCA, US Representative Charlie Dent Work Together to Encourage the Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer
April 2014

98 Percent of Medicare-Certified ASCs Meet New Federal Quality Reporting Standards
November 2013

New Study Finds Billions in Savings Tied to ASCs
September 2013

US House Bill to Promote Cost Savings, Patient Access to Outpatient Surgical Care Backed by ASCA
June 2013

New Interactive Map Helps Users Locate ASCs and General Acute Care Hospitals
June 2013

Legislation to Promote Cost Savings, Patient Access to Outpatient Surgical Care Backed by ASCA
June 2013

ASCA Encourages Contributions to The One Fund Boston
April 2013

ASCA, Colorectal Cancer Experts, Host Legislative Briefing on Capitol Hill
March 2013

Growth in the Number of ASCs Offers Cost Savings and Improved Access
January 2013

PHC4 Report Misses True Story of Ambulatory Surgery Centers’ Value
October 2012

ASCA Releases Free Medicare Quality Reporting Toolkit
August 2012

Poll Confirms that Patients Continue to Trust Doctors to Put Patient Health First
August 2012

ASCA Disputes Workers Compensation Institute Research Report
May 2012

ASCA Supports Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Colorectal Screening
March 2012

Colonoscopies Contribute to Decline in Cancer Mortality Rates
February 2012

ASCA Applauds CMS Decision to Permit Same Day Surgery Without Exception in ASCs
October 2011

ASCA Testifies at House Ways & Means Subcommittee Hearing on Health Care Consolidation and Testimony
September 2011

ASCA Supports Introduction of Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2011
June 2011

HHS Secretary Sebelius Releases Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program Report to Congress
April 2011

ASCA Statement on MedPAC Recommendation to Update ASC Payment Rates
March 2011

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association Announces 2011 National Open House Day
January 2011

Media Inquiries

Please contact:

Kay Tucker
Director of Communications

703.636.0491
ktucker@ascassociation.org

For more information about ASCs, visit ASCA’s Advancing Surgical Care website.

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