Release of 2025 OPPS Proposed Rule: Focuses on Payment Adjustments, Health Equity, and Maternal Health

Published: Fri, 07/12/24

Updated: Fri, 07/12/24

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Release of 2025 OPPS Proposed Rule: Focuses on Payment Adjustments, Health Equity, and Maternal Health

While CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) usually releases new rules in the afternoon, on July 10 they chose to release the 2025 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule before 9 a.m. At 984 pages, the rule contains the usual adjustments to payment rates for both hospital outpatient services and ambulatory surgery center...

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