HFMA November 13, 2019
Rich Daly

  • In pursuing hospital payment cuts rejected by courts, the Trump administration aims to convince Congress to provide authority for such cuts, says an administration executive.
  • The administration is preparing for a variety of possible legal rulings on a constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
  • Any ruling striking down the ACA would be stayed while a bipartisan replacement is crafted.

The senior White House official on healthcare policy said there was a clear rationale for pursuing two major hospital payment cuts even after courts ruled them illegal.

Hospital advocates were bewildered when the Trump administration retained two controversial hospital payment cuts in the final rule for the Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS).

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Topics: ACA (Affordable Care Act), CMS, Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Insurance, Medicare, Payment Models, Physician, Primary care, Provider
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