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The Affordable Care Act - March 2015 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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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, 4 8 O U T P A T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | M A R C H 2 0 1 5 What Health Care Professionals are saying about QueaseEASE... "QueaseEASE is the first thing I reach for with the start of any PONV." - Haley Arnold, RN, BSN, Clinical Supervisor REQUEST A FREE SAMPLE KIT sample@soothing-scents.com or 1-888-393-7330 AROMATIC INHALER QueaseEASE was developed by a CRNA for PONV. The aromaŸc inhaler is available in two formats: the Quick Pack disposable and the long lasŸng proprietary aromaŸc wand.

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