AMA, Hospitals Lay Out Problems With CMS’ Site-Neutral Policy

Hospitals and physicians say CMS shouldn’t aim for site neutrality by bringing everyone’s payments to the lowest rate, and hospitals also say CMS doesn’t have authority to continue site-neutral pay cuts to certain clinics in light of a recent court ruling that found those cuts unlawful. Last month, a federal judge said CMS lacked authority to impose deep reimbursement cuts for clinic visits at certain off-campus facilities . Federal D.C. District Court Judge Rosemary Collyer vacated the cuts in the...