MedPAC's 2019 commission report to Congress outlined data on ASC characteristics, including Medicare payment growth.
Four things to know about Medicare payments:
Medicare payments (in billions of dollars)
2012 - $3.6
2016 - $4.3
2017 - $4.6
Average annual change
2012 - 2016 - 4.1 percent
2016 - 2017 - 7.4 percent
Medicare payments per fee-for-service beneficiary
2012 - $110
2016 - $126
2017 - $136
Average annual change
2012 - 2016 - 3.5 percent
2016 - 2017 - 7.7 percent