Disrupting the Outpatient Playbook: Site Neutrality and What’s Next for Hospitals
By Karl Rebay, Principal, Health Care Consulting Practice, Moss Adams (now Baker Tilly)
By Mandy Mori, Senior Manager, Health Care Consulting Practice, Moss Adams (now Baker Tilly)
By Justin Stewart, Senior Manager, Health Care Consulting Practice, Moss Adams (now Baker Tilly)
Site-neutral payment reform—the concept that Medicare should pay the same rate for the same service, regardless of the care setting—continues to gain momentum. This policy direction has drawn consistent recommendations from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and favorable budgetary analyses from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) when scored for potential federal savings. Together, these perspectives underscore growing attention to the financial and policy implications of site-neutrality for hospitals, particularly those operating hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). Read article
