Chief Healthcare Executive September 14, 2023
Advocates for health systems say a CMS proposal is insufficient, as hospitals continue to grapple with higher costs.
Hospitals are making it clear that they aren’t happy with the proposed 2024 Medicare payment rates for outpatient care.
Advocates for health systems have submitted letters to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services calling for more funding for outpatient care. CMS has proposed a 2.8% increase in outpatient payments for 2024.
In a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the American Hospital Association says the outpatient payment proposal is inadequate, especially as health systems continue to struggle financially and are facing higher costs in their operations.
The CMS proposal “does not capture either the unprecedented inflationary environment or the other persistent...
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