Every year, Congress is forced to try and mitigate significant Medicare cuts to physician reimbursement. This constant patchwork of mitigating cuts is unsustainable for independent practices. The system must be fundamentally reformed to tie Medicare reimbursement to increasing practice costs by linking Medicare reimbursement to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI).
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Site-neutral payment policies ensure Medicare pays the same rate for services, promoting cost-effectiveness, competition, and patient choice. Site neutrality also removes financial incentives for hospitals to acquire physician practices and outpatient facilities by making them hospital-based services. Implementing site neutrality improves healthcare cost control, access to care, and affordability for patients.
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