Each year, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary teams with Health Affairs to release a sweeping forecast of national health care spending. The 2025 edition projects another decade of strong growth – with major implications for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) operating at the crossroads of surgical care, cost containment and shifting reimbursement dynamics. The main takeaways: Health care is getting more expensive, growing faster than the overall … [Read more...]