Advocacy group announces support for the site neutral provisions in the Lower Costs, More Cures Act, which will lower out-of-pocket costs for seniors WASHINGTON— The Alliance for Site Neutral Payment Reform (Alliance) today lauded House leaders for including site neutral provisions in the recently-introduced Lower Costs, More Cures Act (H.R. 19). The bill – sponsored […]
Decision reverses lower court ruling on 2019 OPPS Rule, allows CMSto move forward with payment parity across sites of service Washington, DC — The Alliance for Site Neutral Payment Reform (Alliance) today applauded a decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to overturn a lower court’s ruling that […]
The Alliance for Site Neutral Payment Reform – a coalition of healthcare providers, insurers, employers and patient advocacy groups established to address growing access to care issues driven by disparities in payment rates for identical clinical services provided in different healthcare settings – today commended the Trump administration for its continued support for site neutral […]
Advocacy group strongly supports continued implementation of site neutral payments for outpatient clinic visits WASHINGTON— The Alliance for Site Neutral Payment Reform commends the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for including provisions in the Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Systems Final Rule, which […]
Site neutral policies in the Wenstrup Amendment to H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019, would reduce out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors WASHINGTON—The Alliance for Site Neutral Payment Reform (Alliance) today expressed support for the amendment offered by Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) to H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act […]
Advocacy group urges CMS to continue implementation of site neutral payments for outpatient clinic visits WASHINGTON— The Alliance for Site Neutral Payment Reform submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on September 27 in support of a provision to continue implementation of site neutral payments for outpatient clinic visits in the Calendar […]
Ruling will allow hospitals to continue charging patients and payers significantly higher rates for same services provided in community setting—driving up care costs with no meaningful increase in quality WASHINGTON—Today the Alliance for Site Neutral Payment Reform (Alliance) today expressed serious concern about a Federal D.C. District Court ruling against the Centers for Medicare & […]
Site neutral policies in the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019 approved by the Senate Finance Committee will lower out-of-pocket costs for seniors WASHINGTON—The Alliance for Site Neutral Payment Reform (Alliance) today applauded the Senate Finance Committee for incorporating two site neutral policies in the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019. […]
H.R. 2552 threatens to raise healthcare costs for patients and taxpayers, fuel consolidation, and decrease transparency WASHINGTON—The Alliance for Site Neutral Payment Reform (Alliance) today expressed opposition to a new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives aiming to roll back commonsense reforms that are saving money for patients and taxpayers and helping to […]
Site neutral payment policies lower out-of-pocket costs for patients, provide stability for the Medicare program and promote transparency in the healthcare marketplace WASHINGTON—The Alliance for Site Neutral Payment Reform hosted a Capitol Hill briefing today to underscore opportunities for expanding site neutral payment policy to address how Medicare patients are paying vastly different prices for […]