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Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Achieving comprehensive health reform has emerged as a leading priority of the President and Congress. President Obama has outlined eight principles for health reform, seeking to address not only the 45 million people who lack health insurance, but also rising health care costs and lack of quality. In Congress, a number of comprehensive reform proposals…
ASCs Eligible for Health Information Technology Funding
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009ASCs will be eligible for a portion of $2 billion in grant and loan money available for investment in Health Information Technology (HIT) included in the national economic stimulus package….
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Health Care Management Links
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009http://www.ascassociation.org/-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.
http://www.jointcommission.org/
http://www.dartmouthatlas.org/
Licensing ASCs: Final Bill Report, ESHB 1414
Thursday, October 11th, 2007C 273 L 07
Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Licensing ambulatory surgical facilities.
Sponsors: By House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by
Representatives Cody, Green, Morrell, Moeller, Schual-Berke and Campbell).
House Committee on Health Care & Wellness
House Committee on Appropriations
Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care
Senate Committee on Ways…
FTC and DOJ Issue Report on Competition and Health Care
Friday, July 23rd, 2004Report Reviews the Role of Competition, Provides Recommendations to Improve the Balance Between Competition and Regulation in Health Care
The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice today issued a joint report, Improving Health Care: A Dose of Competition, to inform consumers, businesses, and policy- makers on a range of issues affecting the cost…
Health Care Economist Advocates for Fair Competition in the Health Care Market
Saturday, May 1st, 2004One of the prominent presenters at the FASA Conference, Dr. Uwe Reinhardt of Princeton University, gave a humorous and fact filled address on Trends in American Healthcare. One startling fact he presented includes the following:
The U.S. leads the world in spending for healthcare. Here, 14-15% of the GDP is allocated to healthcare costs. Per…
The Case for Specialty Hospitals
Monday, December 1st, 2003GAO Report on Specialty Hospitals Published
Wednesday, October 1st, 2003The General Accounting Office released the second part of a two-part report regarding specialty hospitals. This report is likely to have some influence over the Congressional debate on this topic.
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Medicare Issued Instruction to ASC Carriers
Friday, August 8th, 2003Medicare issued instruction to ASC Carriers August 8 – Update of the Medicare Rates and Wage Index for Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payments, Effective October 1, 2003.
The nine group payments that appear on page one of the carrier memorandum are national unadjusted payment amounts, which are then adjusted by the wage index (identified…
FASA Facts 5-Year Freeze in Medicare Payments to Ambulatory Surgery Centers Limits Beneficiary Access & Increases Their Out of Pocket Costs
Wednesday, January 1st, 2003Section 626 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 freezes Medicare payments to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) until December 31, 2009. Absent the freeze, ASC payments would be updated annually by the increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Areas (CPI -U). In the last ten years, ASCs have received…