Cutting payments for hospitals' outpatient services could threaten vital patient care

Umbdenstock talks about the increasing challenge faced by hospitals in providing emergency services around-the-clock as well as emergency back-up for other settings of care, disaster preparedness, and a wide range of personnel and equipment. Some members of the Congress have proposed cuts to Medicar...

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Published inAHA News Vol. 49; no. 3; p. 4
Main Author Umbdenstock, Rich
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Hospital Association 08.02.2013
Subjects
Emergency preparedness
Emergency services
Funding
Health care expenditures
Medicare
Outpatient care facilities
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Summary:Umbdenstock talks about the increasing challenge faced by hospitals in providing emergency services around-the-clock as well as emergency back-up for other settings of care, disaster preparedness, and a wide range of personnel and equipment. Some members of the Congress have proposed cuts to Medicare hospital payments for outpatient services. Additional cuts would significantly reduce payments for certain non-emergency outpatient services, making them equivalent to the rate paid to physicians providing the same services in their offices.
ISSN:0891-6608