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The most valuable asset in today’s health care market is information. Whether you’re a single specialty or a multi-specialty facility, WASCA membership provides a network of experienced professionals that can provide your center the information it needs to stay current in this fast growing industry. WASCA provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and information between members experiencing the same challenges.
Legislative Action Alert – Cosmetic Surgery Tax
WASCA urges its members to take prompt action to thwart a provision in the health reform legislation currently under debate in the United States Senate which would adversely affect ASCs and many patients treated in them. This type of selective taxation of health care services establishes a bad precedent, opening the door for like proposals in the future. For these reasons, and the other reasons cited here, WASCA strongly urges its members to contact Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray expressing opposition to the imposition of this tax on cosmetic surgery.
Click here for more information and a sample letter to download and personalize.
Sample Letters to Senator Cantwell to Download and Personalize
Read First: Memo from WASCA Executive Committee to members
Sample Cantwell Letter #1
Sample Cantwell Letter #2 – Physician
Sample Cantwell Letter #3
Adverse Events Reporting: Packet of information
Medicare Program:
Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates; Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2010 Payment Rates.
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2009 Federal Health Care Reform News
ASC Growth Study June 2009
Study Counters Assertion That Physician Ownership Drives Up Utilization.
Sample letters to legislators, the media and for newsletters.
New CMS Regulations Information Available
What is an ASC? How does CMS now define “overnight stay”? What are the requirements for emergency preparedness? All this information and more.
2009 Medicare Resources Now Available
Membership Applications:
2009 WASCA Corporate Membership Application
2010 WASCA Membership Application
See the Resources Page, Health Care Management Links, for the 2009 UMP, L&I, and DSHS List and Fee Schedules.
Upcoming ASC Association Events:
Shining Bright with ASCs 2010
Anaheim May 19-22
www.ascassociation.org/ASCs2010
ASC Association | The ASC Association is a nonprofit association representing the interests of ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) throughout the nation. It represents all aspects of the industry including the physicians, nurses, administrative staff, and owners.