ASCs saved the Medicare program more than $5 billion in 2021, and according to a 2020 study by ASCA and KNG Health Consulting LLC, absent any major policy changes, ASCs are already expected to provide more than $10 billion in annual savings to Medicare by 2027. Researchers assert that “policymakers can further offset the expected growth in Part B payments to hospitals by prioritizing payment policies that encourage the migration of procedures to the lower-cost ASC setting.”