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CMS Faces Pressure to Eliminate ASC Weight Scalar to Enhance Payment Equity

Carter Struck

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), urging the agency to rethink its payment structures for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs). The letter highlights the urgent need to eliminate the ASC weight scalar, a policy that the organization claims undermines the financial viability of ASCs and reduces access to high-quality surgical care for Medicare beneficiaries.

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