Powder River Surgery Center in Gillette and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming have begun offering a single‑price option for unilateral total knee replacement – Wyoming’s first commercial bundled payment for an ambulatory surgery center (ASC). The program, which went live on May 1, was designed to simplify billing while keeping surgical volume and revenue inside the state. Wyoming’s rural nature and sparse population have long complicated reimbursement for outpatient surgery, Linda Bedwell, … [Read more...]