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November 5, 2018

Hospitals Hit By 340B and Site-Neutral Medicare Cuts in New Rule

Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)

Senior Policy Advisor Miranda Franco commented on the 340B ruling that will affect Medicare and Medicaid services. The rule includes a two-year phase-in of a payment cut for hospital outpatient clinic services and off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs) that were originally restricted from cuts in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. The ruling will most likely affect individuals in rural or low-income communities who rely on outpatient clinics for their healthcare needs. The American Hospital Association (AHA) and other health advocates plan to file a lawsuit to challenge this rule.

“At this point, [a lawsuit] is trying to stop the hemorrhage because [the new rule] indicates that this is not going to be the last foray into equalizing payments,” said Ms. Franco.

READ: Hospitals Hit By 340B and Site-Neutral Medicare Cuts in New Rule

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