Others say the law has done
nothing but help their facilities,
like Randy Huffman, RN, regional
administrator of the Weston
Outpatient Surgical Center in
Weston, Fla. "The Affordable Care
Act has been a great thing for our
center," says Mr. Huffman. "We're
seeing more patients and getting
paid fairly for what we provide."
George Tway, RT, center admin-
istrator at Galileo Surgery Center
in San Luis Obispo, Calif., says the
ACA has changed his vacation
strategy — in a good way. "I've
been in this surgery center since it
started in 1999," he says. "The first
quarter of every year, business
used to drop off 25 to 30%, as peo-
ple paid their deductibles. There
was always a rush to get stuff
done in November and December,
and then January was a good time
to take vacation. But this year and
last year, that didn't happen.
Business has stayed steady."
For others, the ACA has helped
expand their payor bases, which
can only help. "Our philosophy is
that some payment is better than
no payment," says Katherine
Halverson Carpenter, RN, MBA,
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