Month: October 2015

As you are aware, Congressional leaders and President Obama have announced a bipartisan agreement to fund the government for two years, raise the debt ceiling, and avoid premium increases for Medicare beneficiaries. Of particular significance to the ASC industry is a provision — which OOSS strongly supports — that would place a moratorium on hospitals…

On October 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final CY 2016 payment rate regulation for hospital outpatient departments (HOPD) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASC). The highlights for ophthalmic ASCs: 2016 ASC Payment Rate Update. ASC payments are annually updated for inflation by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index…