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House Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Stabilize ASC Reimbursements

MARCH 25, 2026

Representatives Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) and John Larson (D-CT) introduced the Outpatient Surgery Access Act of 2026 on March 25. ASCA supports this bill, which would make essential changes to the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system.


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ASCA Continues Price Transparency Advocacy for ASCs

MARCH 20, 2026

Last week, ASCA representatives joined a roundtable discussion with staff from the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee and the offices of Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) to discuss the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act (S. 2355).


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Member Focus

Is your facility billing for non-opioid alternatives? Any words of advice to others?

Allison Stock

“We are seeing greater attention ...”

—Allison Stock, RN, CASC, CAIP, Surgical Management Professionals

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Features

ASC Focus March 2026

The Backbone of Growth

How to add and expand spine surgery in your ASC

Powering Performance

Strategies to consider

Managing Orthopedic Billing Effectively

Laura Buckland shares her trade secrets


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Departments

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

Use ASCQC’s Safety and Quality Assessment Tool

ASCA + SAMBA 2026

Unlock Your Team’s Full Potential

AS I SEE IT

Use the Principles of High Reliability to Build a Strong Safety Culture

DOING BUSINESS

Fire Drills in ASCs

Q&A

Numbers That Tell the ASC Story

REGULATORY REVIEW

Site-Neutral Policies Go Mainstream

ADVOCACY SPOTLIGHT

Talking to CASA’s New Executive Director

MEMBER PROFILE

Carrie Millsap

ASCA NEWS

Attend ASCA’s March Webinar

WEB CRAWL

Register for All ASCA Virtual Education at No Additional Cost


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Names in the News

Compass Surgical Forms Partnership to Operate Florida ASC

MARCH 20, 2026

Compass Surgical Partners, Baptist Health and Coastal Health partnered with area physicians to operate Middleburg Surgery Center in Jacksonville, Florida, according to a release.


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Business News

HST Pathways Acquires J.L. Morgan

MARCH 6, 2025

HST Pathways acquired J.L. Morgan & Associates through its holding company Bain Capital, according to a release. J.L. Morgan & Associates is an Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgery Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (OAS CAHPS) Survey vendor approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).


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