ASCA Assistant Director of Government Affairs Stephen Abresch provides a short summary of some of the more pressing issues he and several state ASC associations are currently monitoring in state legislatures around the country. Mostly, he focuses on legislation that would limit or restrict facility fees, change certificate of need policies, add new licensure requirements to certain ASCs, and place new conditions on ASC acquisitions and ownership by hedge funds and private equity investors. While the issues Stephen talks about may be specific to a handful of states today, it’s not uncommon to see policy ideas spread from state to state or even to the federal level—and why ASCA continues to work closely with state ASC associations across the country to stay on top of both the challenges and opportunities these issues present.
