MESSAGE FROM THE CEO: New Year Brings New Prospects, Uncertainties

Message from the CEO

New Year Brings New Prospects, Uncertainties

BY BILL PRENTICE | JANUARY 2026

Happy new year to the ASC community.

Surgery centers and the healthcare industry at large experienced multiple changes last year, including the addition of 573 codes to the ASC Covered Procedures List (ASC-CPL) for 2026. Read what industry experts predict about the new year.

To read this article, you have to be a member of ASCA or subscribe to ASC Focus magazine.

Sign in > Join >Subscribe >