News Report | December 9, 2018
American Hospital Association Sues CMS Over Final Site-Neutral Hospital Outpatient Clinic Payment Rule
On December 4, 2018, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the new Medicare site-neutral final rule on outpatient hospital clinic payments. The final rule on the Medicare prospective payment system (OPPS) was released on November 2, 2018, and goes into effect on January 1, 2019. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to pay the same rate for a clinic visit in any setting. Currently Medicare pays more for a visit in the hospital outpatient . . .