Becker's Healthcare August 19, 2024
On Aug. 1, CMS released the nearly 3,000-page final rules on reimbursement and other inpatient issues, according to an Aug. 7 blog post by Coronis Health.
Here’s what ASCs should know from the report:
1) ASCs could see patient migration from hospitals due to the increase in operating payment rates for hospitals paid under Inpatient Proposed Payment System is 2.9%, slightly lower than 2024’s 3.1% increase, according to the report.
While unclear exactly how this will impact procedure costs, the decrease in reimbursement rate from 2024 to 2025 could mean that extra costs for procedures get passed onto patients in the hospital setting.
2) There’s a new technology add-on...
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