‘A win for patients’ or ‘existential threat’? Hospitals split on CMS’ outpatient rule

CMS finalized its 2027 outpatient and ASC payment rule Nov. 4, cutting payment for 340B-acquired drugs, expanded site-neutral payments to imaging and continuing to phase out the inpatient-only list. Hospital groups were divided on the rule, with reactions ranging from praise for its support of patient access to criticism that it fails to account for […] The post ‘A win for patients’ or ‘existential threat’? Hospitals split on CMS’ outpatient rule appeared firs...