Pay the same for a procedure wherever it is performed
What the document says“regulations should advance site neutrality by eliminating the inpatient-only list”
The chapter says Medicare generally pays more for procedures performed as hospital inpatient care and less for the same procedure done as an outpatient, and that payment should be the same whether the service is delivered in a physician's office, a clinic or a hospital. It says this would level the playing field and remove financial disabilities for practitioners competing with hospital systems.
What the document actually says“regulations should advance site neutrality by eliminating the inpatient-only list”
Pay the same wherever care happens. Start by scrapping the inpatient-only list.
The same treatment can cost more in a hospital. Medicare pays more there too. The book says the price should be the same everywhere.
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