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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Transparency Act of 2018 or ASC Payment Transparency Act of 2018</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill requires the expert outside advisory panel that reviews the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services to include at least one ambulatory surgical center representative. </p> <p>(Sec. 3) The bill also requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare. </p>]]></text>
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