ASCA

On February 12, 1970, in Phoenix, Arizona, five physicians performed the first surgeries ever provided inside a freestanding ASC. This year, thanks to everyone in the ASC that day and to the legions of health professionals and others who have helped make the ASC model a success, ASCA is proudly celebrating 50 years of ASCs.

By Bill Prentice As the Democratic presidential candidates continue to define their plans for delivering affordable, accessible healthcare and members of Congress on both sides of the aisle continue to explore ways to cut the cost of that care without sacrificing...

By William Prentice, ASCA Chief Executive Officer Late last year, I introduced readers of this column to the Holy Family Surgery Center – an ASC one hour north of Honduras’s capital city, Tegucigalpa. Inside that facility, Hondurans who are unable to afford the...

By William Prentice, ASCA Chief Executive Officer Summer is fast approaching, and for many of us that means making time to relax and recharge. For some, that translates into vacation travel; for others, time at home focused on the things we never find time to do the...

By William Prentice With its recent release of a new online price comparison tool for Medicare patients looking for information about outpatient surgery and a new requirement that hospitals make their prices publicly available, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...

By William Prentice Thanks to decades of advocacy driven by ASCA and ASC supporters across the country, ASCs are starting 2019 with some new policies and programs in place that we expect to help patients gain increased access to the top-quality, high-value outpatient...