Modern Healthcare August 3, 2019
The CMS last week proposed a number of Medicare payment changes for physicians and hospital outpatient services that it said would reduce unnecessary spending and improve patient care.
It proposed moving ahead with a two-year phase-in of reductions in payments for visits furnished in hospital-owned, off-campus clinics. The agency said this would save Medicare $810 million in 2020, while saving beneficiaries an average of $14 in cost-sharing per visit.