Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS)
CMS generally makes payment for hospital outpatient department services through the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services exceeded its statutory authority when it reduced payments for hospital outpatient services provided in off-campus provider-based departments grandfathered under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, the AHA, Association of American Medical Colleges and鈥
Commenting today on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission鈥檚 draft recommendations for 2020, AHA said it supports the recommendation to provide current law market-basket updates for the hospital inpatient and outpatient prospective payment systems.
WASHINGTON, DC (December 4, 2018) 鈥 Today, the 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) filed a lawsuit against the U.S.
The AHA, jointly filed a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services for finalizing a policy to phase-in a reduction in payments for hospital outpatient clinic visit services furnished in off-campus provider-based departments that are grandfathered under Section 603 of the鈥
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
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will discuss its updated price transparency guidelines for hospitals during a Nov. 13 Open Door Forum.
Webinar held Thursday, November 29
Video Recording:
On Nov. 2, CMS issued its calendar year 2019 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule. In addition to standard updates, the OPPS rule expands Medicare 鈥渟ite-neutral鈥 payment policies and makes changes to the payment policies for 340B-acquired drugs.鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released the calendar year 2019 outpatient prospective payment system/ambulatory surgical center final rule.
Tom Nickels
Executive Vice President