As legislative scrutiny of facility fees intensifies in North Carolina and elsewhere, ambulatory surgery center (ASC) leaders are working overtime to protect what some say is the bedrock of funding for outpatient care. Facility fees, often misunderstood and frequently politicized, are now at the center of proposed legislation in multiple states, including model language introduced in North Carolina’s budget bill. While lawmakers aim to crack down on billing practices that raise patient … [Read more...]