Fierce Healthcare October 3, 2018
Evan Sweeney

CMS Administrator Seema Verma said her agency is interested in expanding site-neutral payments.

Following a proposal that would change the way Medicare pays for clinic visits, the Trump administration is looking at ways to expand site-neutral payments to other areas of care.

Post-acute care could be one of those areas, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma told audience members at an event hosted by The Economist Group on Wednesday morning.

“We are taking a look at [site-neutral payments] across the board and looking at our authority and where we can weigh in on it,” she said. “But I think the post-acute space is something where there are a lot of differentials in payments and something we’re...

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Insurance, Medicare, Payment Models, Physician, Post-Acute Care, Provider, RCM (Revenue Cycle Mgmt)
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