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Hospital Outpatient Departments, ASCs to See Pay Bump in 2020; CMS Does Not Include Proposals on Publication of Standard Charges List

This evening, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final calendar year (CY) 2020 payment rule for hospital outpatient departments. The rule also includes the annual payment update for Ambulatory Surgical Centers as well as policies for 340B, wage index, and laboratory date of service. Provisions of the final rule go into [...] Read More

Controversial Site-Neutral Payment Policy Finalized, 340B Payment Reduction Policy Expanded, Payment Increased for Ambulatory Surgical Centers

The final payment rule for hospital outpatient department prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) for 2019 was released. The rule contains payment updates for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs as well as proposals related to pass-through payments and the 340B program. Highlights include: A new policy to reduce payments for clinic visits [...] Read More