Medicare may end payments for spine procedures in ASCs

MEDICARE REEVALUATING SPINE SURGERIES AT ASCS (Orthopedics This Week)
Is this the beginning of the end of payments from Medicare for some spine surgeries in ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs)? The agency wants to know what you think.
On July 27, 2018, Medicare announced the agency is reviewing whether seniors should have spine surgery at same-day surgical centers. The agency said it will examine whether such procedures “pose a significant safety risk” to patients and continue to “meet the criteria” for Medicare payment.
USA TODAY-Kaiser Health Investigation
The announcement came five months ...