CMS Outpatient Payment Rule: The Good And The Bad

By Ann Hollenbeck, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP (November 17, 2016, 11:31 AM EST) -- On Nov.1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued its calendar year 2017 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) final rule, which included the much-anticipated CMS final policies that implement policy changes to the treatment of off-campus provider-based departments (OPBDs). These policies result from Congress's passage of Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, which directs CMS to cease paying hospitals the OPPS rate for services furnished in OPBDs beginning on Jan. 1, 2017....

Law360 is on it, so you are, too.

A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence. Over 200 articles are published daily across more than 60 topics, industries, practice areas and jurisdictions.


A Law360 subscription includes features such as

  • Daily newsletters
  • Expert analysis
  • Mobile app
  • Advanced search
  • Judge information
  • Real-time alerts
  • 450K+ searchable archived articles

And more!

Experience Law360 today with a free 7-day trial.

Start Free Trial

Already a subscriber? Click here to login

Hello! I'm Law360's automated support bot.

How can I help you today?

For example, you can type:
  • I forgot my password
  • I took a free trial but didn't get a verification email
  • How do I sign up for a newsletter?
Ask a question!