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The vertical integration of physician groups and health systems is resulting in a push to procedures to hospital outpatient departments over ASCs, driving Medicare and patient out-of-pocket costs up, ...

2. The healthcare industry’s shift to providing care in lower-cost outpatient settings as well as value-based care will continue to increase the rate of consolidation. 3. ASCs that embrace value-based ...