Site-Neutral Payment Proposals

A federal judge yesterday ruled in favor of the AHA and hospital organizations saying that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services exceeded its statutory authority when it reduced payments for hospital outpatient services provided in off-campus provider-based departments grandfathered…
Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 requires that, with the exception of emergency department (ED) services,1 services furnished in off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs) that began billing under the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) on or after Nov. 2, 2015 (referred…
Order from Judge Collyer, ordering plaintiffs to show cause by August 23 why the related cases should not be consolidated for purposes of her decision. 
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a description of the chairman’s mark, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019.
PLEASE NOTE: This previously issued Advisory has been updated to reflect that, as urged by AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted additional time for hospitals and health systems to ensure that they comply with these “exact match” requirements. (Updated text is…