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IBX and Highmark want to cut costs by moving more outpatient care to surgery centers

Independence Blue Cross and Highmark have new policies meant to cut healthcare costs for employers by moving procedures out of high-cost hospitals outpatient departments.

June 14, 2026

New Philadelphia-area cardiovascular surgery centers are pulling profitable procedures from hospitals

Four centers have opened or are in the final stages of approvals in Southeastern Pennsylvania after state lawmakers in 2022...

May 27, 2026

What will outpatient cardiology look like in 10 years?

CMS’ recent expansion of covered cardiology procedures in ASCs is spurring the development of new outpatient sites, promising a continued shift of procedures out of the hospital setting

May 22, 2026

The key to this specialty’s high-stakes ASC shift

As cardiovascular procedures, including electrophysiology, expand into the outpatient setting, ASC leaders are eyeing a new field of opportunities to close critical gaps in care while increasing patient volumes.

May 21, 2026