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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
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