The American Hospital Association and four other national hospital groups on Sept. 12 urged Congress to oppose any legislative proposals to cap “total" payment for non-emergency department evaluation and management services at the rate paid to physicians for providing the services in their offices. The proposal, which originated with the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, would reduce hospital payment by at least 71% for 10 of the most common outpatient hospital services.
“Simply put, it is significantly damaging to beneficiaries and the providers on which they rely to enact legislation that will result in such large cuts,” the letter states. In addition to AHA, the letter was signed by the Association of American Medical Colleges, Catholic Health Association of the United States, Federation of American Hospitals, and National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems.
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