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Finally there is a potential law that deserves to be passed. A bi-partisan bill has been introduced in the Senate to even payments at site of service under fed med. This would reduce the payments to hospitals who upcoded for interactions at physicians offices just because those physicians are owned by the hospital. It is still a physician office and does not need an upcode. The potential law would also not allow grandfathering of those hospitals that are already gaming the system. The amount paid would be based on where that procedure has been performed in the past four years. The proposed rule would also put more money into those hospitals that are rural or an urban safety net hospitals. Top
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