Fierce Healthcare July 15, 2022
The Biden administration is proposing a 2.7% increase to outpatient payment rates for hospitals for 2023 and an enhanced payment if a facility buys domestically manufactured N95 respirator masks.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released on Friday the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System proposed rule. The regulation includes updates to outpatient and ambulatory surgical center payment rates as well as changes to payment policies for rural hospitals and the 340B program.
“The proposals in this rule, if finalized, will expand access to care options in rural communities and permanently allow behavioral health services to be provided to people in their homes,” said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.
CMS is proposing...
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