STAT+: Medicare wants to increase payments for heart rehab. Hospitals see an opening to get more
STAT
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Medicare plans to pay more for a type of cardiac rehabilitation that takes place in certain outpatient clinics owned by hospitals. Some members of Congress and health care experts are pushing for a system that would not pay hospital outpatient departments more for identical services that are provided in lower-priced physician offices.
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