AHA criticizes 2.9% increase in CMS’ OPPS final rule

The American Hospital Association has criticized the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for its Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule, saying the increase for outpatient hospital services doesn’t go far enough.

CMS issued a 2.9% Medicare payment rate for hospital outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) services for calendar year 2025, saying it did so in accordance with Medicare law.

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