Medicare payments to ASCs dropped 6.4 percent between 2019 and 2020, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's March report to Congress.
Here are 12 more stats to know:
Medicare payments to ASCs:
2015: $4.1 billion
2019: $5.2 billion
2020: $4.9 billion
Medicare payments to ASCs per fee-for-service:
2015: $122
2019: $158
2020: $152
Number of beneficiaries receiving services:
2015: 3.4 million
2019: 3.5 million
2020: 3 million
Spending per beneficiaries served:
2015: $1,177
2019: $1,489
2020: $1,640