In this edition of the ASCA Audio Update, Bellingham Urology Group Chief Executive Officer Gary Richberg talks about ASCA’s fly-in and other National Advocacy Day activities in Washington, DC, last week, and ASCA Chief Advocacy Officer Kara Newbury provides an update on the recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement that the agency intends to conduct a prior authorization demonstration project for ASCs providing services to Medicare patients.

In this edition of the ASCA Audio Update, ASCA Chief Advocacy Officer Kara Newbury discusses the recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement that the agency intends to conduct a prior authorization demonstration project for ASCs providing services to Medicare patients, as well as ASCA’s plans for asking CMS to include additional procedures on its ASC Covered Procedures List (ASC-CPL). 

In the inaugural edition of the ASCA Audio Update, ASCA CEO Bill Prentice introduces this new resource, discusses how ASCA is working to help surgery centers comply with Medicare's new OAS CAHPS Survey mandate and highlights the ASCA 2024 Conference & Expo.