Becker's Healthcare November 26, 2024
Many ASCs have voiced support for site neutrality, which would create parity between ASC and hospital reimbursements, yet has been met with pushback from hospitals.
Here are seven recent developments in the ongoing debate surrounding site neutrality:
1. On Nov. 1., Sens. Bill Cassidy, MD, R-La., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., published a paper advocating site-neutral payments and outlining how the policy would reduce healthcare costs for patients.
2. The senators argued that these policies could improve the financial stability of Medicare, reduce consolidation and help rural hospitals working with high-need communities.
3. “While many factors drive health spending, rising healthcare costs have in part resulted from an increase in consolidation among hospitals and outpatient care settings —...
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