Site-neutral payment is emerging as one of the most consequential Medicare reforms for musculoskeletal care. By equalizing reimbursement across hospital outpatient departments, ASCs and physician ...

The American Medical Association is facing heightened scrutiny from Republican lawmakers about its role in shaping physician payment, The Washington Post reported Dec. 2. Five things to know: 1. Sen.

CMS ups hospital outpatient rates 2.6% in 2026 and expands site-neutral payments to align outpatient service costs across care settings.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is increasing Medicare hospital outpatient payment by 2.6% in 2026. This compares to an increase of 2.9% for 2025. Next year’s payment includes a 3.3% ...

Hospitals are changing the way they operate — no pun intended — and it’s putting some patients’ health at risk. It used to be common practice for hospitals and other medical facilities to calculate ...

A plan to phase out a list of procedures that can be performed only on an inpatient basis has major implications for skilled nursing coverage post-surgery, a major aging services advocacy group is ...

When they are done on an outpatient basis, the very same procedures won’t come with a possible three-day stay needed to trigger coverage of skilled nursing care.

NORFOLK, Neb. -- Something as simple as going for a walk with family, Troy Bowers doesn’t take for granted, considering he hasn’t been able to do it for years. Bowers broke his ankle multiple times ...

As this is the first year that the position of Miami-Dade County Tax Collector operates as an independent constitutional office, I want to personally address questions and concerns from residents, […] ...