Becker's Healthcare November 4, 2024
Hospitals have pushed back against two senators’ policy framework that details a plan to impose site-neutral payments on hospitals.
U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy, MD, R-La., and Maggie Hassan D-N.H., on Nov. 1 published a paper advocating for site-neutral payments and how the policy would reduce healthcare costs for patients, improve the financial stability of Medicare, reduce provider consolidation and help rural hospitals serving high-need communities.
Site-neutral payment policies would require Medicare to pay the same rate for services delivered regardless of the care site. Medicare payment rates currently recognize fundamental differences between patient care in hospital outpatient departments compared to other settings.
The American Hospital Association argues that this framework would limit critical hospital-based care, leading to increased wait...
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