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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Ambulatory surgical center services (1)

Ambulatory surgical center services (1)

March 15, 2012

The Congress should update the payment rates for ambulatory surgical centers by 0.5 percent for calendar year 2013. The Congress should also require ambulatory surgical centers to submit cost data.

Appeared in: March 2012 - Chapter 5

Topics: Ambulatory care settings.