Medicare Payment Changes for Specific Off-Campus Hospital Services.
This law changes how Medicare pays for certain medical services provided at hospital outpatient clinics located away from the main hospital campus. Starting in 2024, it allows specific, lower-volume services to be paid using the standard hospital payment rates, rather than lower rates. This aims to help these off-campus facilities maintain financial stability and ensure patients continue to have access to these specific services.
Key points
Medicare will use standard hospital payment rates for certain services provided at off-campus clinics.
The change applies only to services where the total previous year's Medicare payments were relatively low (under $2 million for the largest physician specialty).
The goal is to support the continued operation and availability of specific outpatient services for Medicare beneficiaries.
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