OMB Reviewing 2019 Hospital Outpatient & Physician Pay Rules

The White House Office of Management and Budget late last week began reviewing the proposed 2019 hospital outpatient pay rule and physician fee schedule. Those pay rules are on a calendar year cycle are typically proposed in June. As of Monday (April 16), OMB also is still reviewing several pay rules on the fiscal-year cycle that typically are proposed in the second half of April. The pay rules on the fiscal year cycle include those covering inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, nursing...