On July 13th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for the 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System. The proposed rule updates Medicare payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient departments, ASCs, and partial hospitalization services furnished by community mental health providers. The proposed rule also includes changes to reimbursement rates for Medicare Part B drugs and updates quality reporting program requirements.
CMS will accept comments until September 11th. The attached document summarizes several major provisions of the proposed rule. The full text is available here.