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<p>Increasingly, people who need surgery have to pay for large chunks of the costs as employers and payers shift cost burdens to patients through high deductibles. This means ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) need to know their costs and be transparent with what patients will pay out of pocket.</p>

As High-deductible Plan Trend Continues, What’s Next for Surgery Centers?

Payer consolidation also an issue

Increasingly, people who need surgery have to pay for large chunks of the costs as employers and payers shift cost burdens to patients through high deductibles. This means ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) need to know their costs and be transparent with what patients will pay out of pocket.