With Site-Neutral Payment Efforts Stalled, Debate Over Policy’s Merits Continue
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Jun 28, 2024
Politicians from both parties have been pushing for site-neutral payment reforms, a concept that says payers should reimburse the same amount for outpatient services regardless of whether the service is performed in a hospital, ambulatory surgical center or physician’s office. But getting such a policy passed by Congress has proven elusive. And as Larry Levitt, KFF’s executive vice president for health policy, said during a June 17 KFF webinar: “It’s anybody’s guess what Congress might do in this divisive and chaotic political environment.”
Advocates for site neutrality came close to notching an incremental win last December when the House of Representatives passed the Lower Costs, More Transparency2 Act, which included a provision for Medicare site-neutral payments applying to drugs administered in an outpatient setting. However, the legislation has since stalled.
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