CMS’ 340B Rate Cut Continues to Dampen Hospital Outpatient Expansion Efforts -
Hospitals hoping to benefit from favorable 340B drug pricing when acquiring independent physician practices for conversion to hospital...more
11/27/2019
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Outpatient Services ,
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Stark Law
KEY POINTS -
- A new CMS Medicare Rule for Calendar Year 2020 reduces the default level of supervision required for hospital outpatient therapeutic services in all hospitals, from "direct" to "general" supervision.
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11/13/2019
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Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Outpatient Services ,
Physicians ,
Supervision ,
Therapeutic Services