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11 ASC MANAGEMENT Increasing Medicare payments, number of ASC openings, closings & more: 48 takeaways from MedPAC report By Rachel Popa M edPAC's 2019 commission report to Congress provided insight on a number of ASC metrics, including Medicare payment growth, facility statistics, the number of fee-for- service beneficiaries and service volume, among other metrics. e key details to know: Medicare payments to ASCs increased between 2012 and 2017. Medicare payments 1. 2012 - $3.6 billion 2. 2016 - $4.3 billion 3. 2017 - $4.6 billion Average annual change 4. 2012 - 2016 - 4.1 percent 5. 2016 - 2017 - 7.4 percent Medicare payments per fee-for-service benefi- ciary 6. 2012 - $110 7. 2016 - $126 8. 2017 - $136 Average annual change 9. 2012 - 2016 - 3.5 percent 10. 2016 - 2017 - 7.7 percent The change in the number of Medicare-certi- fied ASCs from 2012 to 2017: 2012 11. New: 176 12. Closed or merged: 114 13. Total: 5,216 2016 14. New: 159 15. Closed or merged: 90 16. Total: 5,474 2017 17. New: 189 18. Closed or merged: 60 19. Total: 5,603 Average percentage change 20. 2012-2016: 1 percent 21. 2016-2017: 2.4 percent e number of fee-for-service beneficiaries and service volume at ASCs increased between 2016 and 2017. Volume of ASC services 22. 2012: 6.0 million 23. 2016: 6.4 million 24. 2017: 6.5 million Average annual change in ASC services 25. 2012 - 2016: 1.8 percent 26. 2016 - 2017: 1.4 percent Volume per 1,000 FFS beneficiaries 27. 2012: 181.2 28. 2016: 190.1 29. 2017: 193.3 Capital Ortho opens surgery center on new campus — 4 insights By Eric Oliver M adison, Miss.-based Capital Ortho's new Flo- wood, Miss.-based campus houses the Spe- cialty Surgical Center, Northside Sun reports. What you should know: 1. The surgery center specializes in orthopedic proce- dures including joint replacement. 2. Lea Anna Burnside is the surgery center's new director. 3. The surgery center has four operating rooms. 4. Ms. Burnside said, "Our goal is to make a positive health impact on each patient's life." n