In this review: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Price Transparency of Hospital Standard Charges; Radiation Oncology Model; Request for Information on Rural Emergency Hospitals (proposed rule)
Effective date: Jan. 1, 2022
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Proposed '22 Hospital Outpatient and ASC Rule Ups the Ante on Price Transparency
CMS sets up penalties for noncompliance in the rule, which also includes a 2.3% pay increase and requests for input on a range of topics.
Date: July 23, 2021
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Content Type: Review
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