Site-neutral Payment Policies Threaten Access to Hospital-level Care Infographic page 1. Americans depend on hospitals providing 24/7 access to care. Hospitals serve all patients, regardless of ability to pay. Hospitals serve as a safety net for vulnerable populations. Hospitals must have the resources to respond to local disasters. Medicare fails to pay its fair share of these costs. Medicare reimburses hospitals only 84 cents for every dollar hospitals spend providing care to Medicare beneficiaries.

Site-neutral Payment Policies Threaten Access to Hospital-level Care Infographic

Site-neutral Payment Policies Threaten Access to Hospital-level Care Infographic page 1. Americans depend on hospitals providing 24/7 access to care. Hospitals serve all patients, regardless of ability to pay. Hospitals serve as a safety net for vulnerable populations. Hospitals must have the resources to respond to local disasters. Medicare fails to pay its fair share of these costs. Medicare reimburses hospitals only 84 cents for every dollar hospitals spend providing care to Medicare beneficiaries.

Site-neutral Payment Policies Threaten Access to Hospital-level Care Infographic page 2. Congress: Protect Medicare beneficiaries’ access to care. Reject any further site-neutral cuts to the Medicare program. Congress is considering several bills that would impose additional site-neutral payment reductions to services provided in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs). AHA has estimated the impact of three proposals1 that would cut billions from hospitals, which already have Medicare outpatient margins of a staggering -17.5%. This would force them to reduce or eliminate programs and services for patients, and in some cases, hospitals may be forced to close.

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