The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is asking Congress to provide a 0.5 percent increase in payments for ambulatory surgery centers and require them to report cost and quality data in fiscal year 2012, according to a report by AHA News Now.
MedPAC is also asking for a 1 percent increase in physician reimbursements, a 1 percent net increase in inpatient hospital payments and a 1 percent update for hospital outpatient services.
For fiscal year 2011, MedPAC recommended a 0.6 percent update for ASC payments, but CMS ended up enacting a 0.2 percent increase, based on an annual inflationary update of 1.5 percent and the productivity adjustment of -1.3 percent.
Read the AHA News Now report on ASC reimbursements.
Read more coverage of ASC payments:
- MedPAC Expected to Recommend Modest 2012 Increase for ASCs
- CMS Issues Update to Surgery Center Payment System
- CMS Final Rule Gives ASCs 0.2% Increase for 2011
MedPAC is also asking for a 1 percent increase in physician reimbursements, a 1 percent net increase in inpatient hospital payments and a 1 percent update for hospital outpatient services.
For fiscal year 2011, MedPAC recommended a 0.6 percent update for ASC payments, but CMS ended up enacting a 0.2 percent increase, based on an annual inflationary update of 1.5 percent and the productivity adjustment of -1.3 percent.
Read the AHA News Now report on ASC reimbursements.
Read more coverage of ASC payments:
- MedPAC Expected to Recommend Modest 2012 Increase for ASCs
- CMS Issues Update to Surgery Center Payment System
- CMS Final Rule Gives ASCs 0.2% Increase for 2011