With Congress on the lookout for methods to chop well being care prices for sufferers and the Medicare program, one strategy drawing bipartisan consideration entails site-neutral funds for outpatient companies. The concept is for Medicare to pay the identical quantity for a service no matter the place it’s offered – a departure from present Medicare reimbursement coverage, which usually pays larger charges for companies offered in hospital outpatient departments versus impartial doctor workplaces and ambulatory surgical facilities.
On June 17, a panel of specialists joined Larry Levitt, KFF’s govt vp for well being coverage, for a 45-minute dialogue on the idea of site-neutral funds, together with why it has turn out to be a problem for policymakers and personal payers like insurers and employers, how Medicare funds at present work, how numerous proposals would change the legislation, and the potential impression of these adjustments.
Moderator
- Larry Levitt, Government Vice President for Well being Coverage, KFF
Panelists
- Zack Cooper, Affiliate Professor of Public Well being (Well being Coverage), Affiliate Professor of Economics, and Affiliate Professor within the Establishment for Social and Coverage Research, Yale College
- Zachary Levinson, Challenge Director, KFF Challenge on Hospital Prices, KFF
- Ashley Thompson, Senior Vice President, Public Coverage Evaluation and Improvement, American Hospital Affiliation
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