It’s out and it’s already creating controversy: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule, which becomes effective January 2021. The rule, issued Aug. 4, would eliminate the Medicare inpatient-only list of services while increasing the number of Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC)-eligible procedures. The rule would also increase 340B payment cuts, and it looks to overhaul the hospital star-rating system.
It’s an interesting time for such changes, amid the impact of COVID-19. Dissecting the OPPS proposed rule during the next edition of Talk Ten Tuesdays will be Susan Gatehouse, founder and CEO of Axea Solutions.
The live broadcast will also feature these other segments: