As payer prior authorization requirements grow more complex, ASCs are increasingly caught in what one administrator describes as a “game of chicken” between patient care and financial survival. Elisa ...

Site-neutral payment reforms have been under close watch by ASC leaders over the last several years as the industry continues to advocate for financial parity with HOPDs. CMS’ 2026 Hospital Outpatient ...

For many years there were three typical owners of ambulatory surgery centers: surgeons, management and development companies, and recently hospitals/health systems. But there is a fourth group that ...