Medicare wants to allow far more more surgeries to be done in outpatient facilities like ambulatory surgery centers.

The Trump administration is opening the floodgates for more surgeries to be done in outpatient facilities like ambulatory surgery centers, proposing a Medicare policy that could accelerate the shift ...

The proposed rule would send an additional $8 billion to hospitals next year, but includes a number of other policies ...

Surgeries that are purely cosmetic generally aren't covered by Medicare, though there can be some exceptions in certain ...

Advanced model was successful at reducing spending for outpatient procedures for patients receiving back and neck except ...

The popularity of ambulatory surgery centers has risen in recent years, as these centers are often seen as more convenient ...

CMS has released its Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for 2026, which would raise Medicare outpatient payment rates next year. Five things to know: 1. Payment update. CMS proposed ...

Surgery centers don't have to report deaths in 17 states. Leapfrog published figures based on surveys of 321 ambulatory surgery centers and 1,141 hospital outpatient surgery departments.

Outpatient surgery at a surgery center provides convenience, frequently has the best and latest equipment, and may offer easier scheduling and transportation options, Special to NJ.com Let's face ...