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MAASC News

MAASC President Greg DeConciliis, PA-C, CASC speaks at National ASCA Conference

REGULATORY INFORMATION

The MAASC has been working closely with the Health Policy Commission (HPC) recently as it explored the value of ASC’s in increasing access to outpatient diagnostic and surgical care and in reducing outpatient care costs in the Commonwealth.  Indeed, the HPC DataPoints, Issue 26, Trends in Ambulatory Surgical Centers in Massachusetts reported the following benefits of ASC’s:

  • Prices for services performed in ASCs are generally far lower than in HOPDs across commercial insurers, MassHealth, and Medicare. In the commercial population, total prices for the common surgeries examined ranged from 27% to 57% lower in ASCs than HOPDs in 2021
  • Lower ASC prices typically result in lower patient cost sharing for commercially-insured patients. For example, the average cost sharing for a colonoscopy with polyp removal was roughly 12% lower in ASCs, while cost sharing for cataract surgery was 7% lower in ASCs than in HOPDs.
  • The quality of care at ASC’s are equal to or better than HOPD’s
  • Increased use of ASC’s can help reduce the disproportionately high outpatient care costs in the Commonwealth.

The MAASC will continue to work with the HPC and all stakeholders to relax the current statutory and regulatory obstacles impeding the development of new ASC’s.

 

OUR MEMBER SPECIALTIES

Ambulatory Surgery2019-07-30T19:00:20+00:00

Surgery that does not require an overnight hospital stay.

Laser Surgery2019-07-30T19:03:17+00:00

Surgery which uses a laser instead of a scalpel to cut tissue. There are several type of laser surgery including soft tissue laser surgery, laser resurfacing, LASIK and photoreflective keratectomy.

Cosmetic Surgery2019-07-30T19:03:54+00:00

Cosmetic surgery is an optional procedure performed with the sole purpose of improving a patient’s appearance.

Reconstructive Surgery2019-07-30T19:04:40+00:00

Reconstructive surgery is done to restore form and function of the body due to trauma or after an event such as cancer treatment.

Endoscopy2019-07-30T19:05:22+00:00

A procedure in which an instrument called an endoscope is used to look inside the body.

Pain Management2019-07-30T19:05:51+00:00

Medical programs and techniques designed to ease the suffering of patients, improving the quality of life for those in pain.

Eye Surgery2019-07-30T19:06:13+00:00

Surgery performed on the eye. Different eye surgery procedures are: cataract, glaucoma. refractive, corneal, vitreo-retinal, eye muscle, oculoplastic and others.

Orthopedic Surgery2019-07-30T19:06:35+00:00

Surgery involving the musculoskeletal system, including musculoskeletal trauma, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, cancerous tumors, infections and congenital problems.