Site-Neutral Payment Proposals
The 黑料正能量 Association鈥檚 2019 Public Policy Advocacy Agenda seeks to continue to positively influence the public policy environment for patients, communities and the health care field. We will work hand in hand with our members; the state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations鈥
We鈥檙e 11 days into 2019 鈥 we鈥檝e returned to a divided government 鈥nd the partial government shutdown continues.
Hospitals and health systems are navigating enormous changes to better serve their communities. They are adopting, testing and embracing alternative payment and delivery models that allow them to improve care and lower costs by better coordinating services through clinical teamwork.
On Nov. 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its calendar year 2019 outpatient prospective payment system /ambulatory surgical center final rule. In addition to standard updates, the rule expands Medicare 鈥渟ite-neutral鈥 payment policies and changes the payment policies for鈥