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Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Two areas that effect the impact of contract changes include how payers define categories and services and hierarchies of payment.
A substantial provider-payer contract is nearing the renewal period. The payer initiates proposed changes to current payment terms, but the provider already has in mind specific outcomes desired for the upcoming contract year. The provider is faced with two choices; accept and move forward with the proposed changes or engage in the negotiation process. What should...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Implementing fixed-fee provisions would not remove the factors that drive price increases, nor would it reduce administrative hassles or decrease risk.
Advocates of replacing percent-of-charge (POC) contract provisions with fixed-fee payments as a restraint on hospital costs overlook that hospitals wouldn’t be able to reduce their charges except in the unlikely event that fixed-fee payments exceed current POC payments.
• Implementing fixed-fee payment could make claims adjudication more diffi...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
1) BACKGROUND
The CY20 OPPS Proposed Rule contains additional information and requirements regarding hospital price transparency. The proposal, which can be traced to guidelines provided in the Affordable Care Act, primarily follows several recent important government communications regarding this issue:
1) CURRENT DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS:
The FY19 IPPS Final Rule and subsequent responses to frequently asked questions:
a) The original FY19 IPPS Final Rule language, which reads:
“as one step t...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
1. Background
The CY22 OPPS Proposed Rule contains additional information and requirements regarding hospital price transparency. The proposed changes relate to current requirements found in CY 2020 OPPS Final Rule on Transparency (CMS-1717-F2).
CURRENT DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY:
As a continuation of the FY19 IPPS Final Rule, the CY20 OPPS Final Rule on Transparency introduced additional clarification and requirements for hospitals. These requirements became effective on January 1, 2021...