CMS isn’t just tweaking ASC policies in 2026; it’s remolding the financial and regulatory foundation of outpatient surgery. From a major expansion of procedures allowed in the setting to the phaseout ...

ASC leaders say the pressure facing independent centers isn’t limited to reimbursement cuts, and that payer tactics that restrict network access and redirect referrals are gradually shrinking surgical ...

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 ...