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The shift to outpatient orthopedic surgery has raised the stakes on post-operative pain management. Health systems and ASCs are under pressure to reduce opioid exposure while maintaining effective pain control and avoiding readmissions.
The NOPAIN Act changes the math. It opens a new Medicare reimbursement pathway for qualifying non-opioid therapies in outpatient settings, giving clinical and operational leaders a reason to revisit how they manage recovery.