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6 ASC moves in California

Here are six ASC moves that have taken place in California since February:

Meet the CEOs of 5 ophthalmology groups

Here are the top executives leading five ophthalmology management services organizations: 

8 states where ASC activity is heating up

Here are eight states where ASC are being developed that Becker’s has reported on since May 19: 

How physician can become 'captains of their own fates' once more

Harry Severance, MD, an adjunct assistant professor at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University School of Medicine, joined Becker’s to discuss how physicians can leverage their power. 

5 moves in an ASC hotspot

Florida is an ASC hotspot, the state with the second largest number of centers. 

ASCs' shrinking reimbursements: 5 notes to know 

ASCs are facing declining reimbursements as operating costs soar. 

Outpatient site-neutral pay pitched (again) to CMS: 5 notes

MedPAC advocated for site-neutral pay for 66 outpatient procedures in a June 15 report, lowering 57 procedures to the office-based care rate and nine procedures to ASC rates.

8 Kaiser Permanente updates for ASCs to know in the last 2 months

Here are eight moves from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente that Becker’s has reported on since April 26:

5 antikickback suits to know

Here are five healthcare antikickback cases to know from the last month:

Ohio bill seeks to improve prior authorization process

The Ohio Legislature has introduced a new bill designed to streamline the prior authorization process by giving a yearlong exemption to providers who have an average of 80 percent or more of their requests approved, according to a June 12 report from N…