Press Releases
ASC Growth Study – Sample Letters
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Dear State ASC Association Leaders,
We need your help. As you know, KNG Health Consulting recently released a study entitled An Analysis of Recent Growth of Ambulatory Surgical Centers. This study demonstrates the importance of ASCs in constraining the cost of health care. In particular, it shows that the savings that ASCs…
ASC Growth Study June 2009
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Study Counters Assertion That Physician Ownership Drives Up Utilization.
ASC Growth Study Press Release
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) play a pivotal role in moving services into less expensive yet clinically appropriate settings, concludes a study issued today by the independent health economics and policy firm KNG Health Consulting. Other key findings from…
Sen. Cody’s Bill to Prohibit Self-Referrals
Thursday, January 31st, 2008
House Bill 2691, which regards “referrals by a health care practitioner,†was introduced on January 15, 2008. It is sponsored by Representative Eileen Cody. This memorandum provides a brief summary of the legislation’s prohibition concerning self-referrals as well as its disclosure requirements, exceptions and penalties.
Prohibition
The legislation provides that, absent…