American Hospital Association August 4, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released the calendar year 2021 outpatient prospective payment system/ambulatory surgical center proposed rule.
In addition to standard updates, the rule would further reduce the payment rate for certain drugs purchased under the 340B drug savings program, expand the list of outpatient services subject to prior authorization, eliminate the inpatient-only list over three years, make significant changes to the hospital star ratings methodology, and change...