Angela G on Nostr: Site neutral payments and US rural hospitals: The below #Politico article states of ...
Site neutral payments and US rural hospitals:
The below #Politico article states of Republican budget plans:
It also finds $146 billion in potential savings from so-called site-neutral payment policy in Medicare, a bipartisan target that has been discussed as a potential pay-for in reconciliation.
If you live in a rural area, this change is likely to #bankrupt your local hospital.
Building and maintaining a rural hospital "costs more" because the fixed cost of maintaining an ER, or a labor and delivery center or a suite of 3 surgical rooms is a fixed cost. You can't make it cheaper.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/10/spending-cuts-house-gop-reconciliation-medicaid-00197541
#healthcare #HealthcareIsAHumanRight
The below #Politico article states of Republican budget plans:
It also finds $146 billion in potential savings from so-called site-neutral payment policy in Medicare, a bipartisan target that has been discussed as a potential pay-for in reconciliation.
If you live in a rural area, this change is likely to #bankrupt your local hospital.
Building and maintaining a rural hospital "costs more" because the fixed cost of maintaining an ER, or a labor and delivery center or a suite of 3 surgical rooms is a fixed cost. You can't make it cheaper.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/10/spending-cuts-house-gop-reconciliation-medicaid-00197541
#healthcare #HealthcareIsAHumanRight