Medicare Proposes Hospital Payment Reductions for Drugs and Imaging
Medicare has put forward a proposal to decrease payments to hospitals for specific drugs and imaging services. This plan includes reductions for drugs obtained through the 340B discount program, identified as a significant component of Medicare's latest outpatient rule. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is reportedly reinforcing another key policy met with disapproval by hospitals.
Medicare has proposed reducing payments to hospitals for certain drugs and imaging services.
A key element of Medicare's recent outpatient rule involves cuts to drugs hospitals receive under the 340B discount program.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has also reinforced another major policy that hospitals generally oppose.
(Source: STAT News)
