AHA report recommends changes to Medicare high-cost outlier policy for long-term care hospitals
A dual-rate payment system and other factors have sharply increased losses for long-term care hospitals caring for the most severely ill patients under Medicare’s LTCH Prospective Payment System, according to a new AHA white paper, which recommends changes to the payment system’s high-cost outlier policy to help stabilize payment for these hospitals and ensure continued access to care for these beneficiaries. LEARN MORE
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