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Evaluating Site-Neutral Payment: Little Change in Medicare or Integration

Medicare pays hospital outpatient departments higher rates than physician-owned practices, leading to higher spending and incentivizing hospitals to acquire physician practices.

In an ahead-of-print article published today, Brady Post of Northeastern University and coauthors evaluate the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 that introduced site-neutral payments for new outpatient departments.

To learn even more about site-neutral payments, check out an Insider exclusive virtual event featuring author Brady Post.

Community & State is the business segment of UnitedHealthcare that provides health care coverage for the economically disadvantaged, the medically underserved and those without the benefit of employer-funded health plans. These state-based health plans meet local needs, while leveraging the national resources of UnitedHealthcare.

Cuts To Medicaid Will Lead To Reduced Contraceptive Access

Emily Eckert

How To Effectively Integrate Patient Perspectives Into Payer Coverage Decisions

Elizabeth M. Oehrlein et al.

For our first Insider trend report, we explore the ways that artificial intelligence could impact the health care landscape.

The report highlights:

• How is AI being used in health care?
• What does the current policy and regulation landscape look like?
• What might the future state of policy and regulation look like?

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