Vernaglia Quoted on Effect of Change in Medicare Reimbursement Policy

Partner Larry Vernaglia was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article, “Rural Hospitals Fear Losses From Medicare Payment Change,” about the Trump administration’s decision to stop paying more for Medicare outpatient services performed at an off-campus hospital-owned department than in a doctor’s office.

Vernaglia said the change is more sensitive for rural hospitals because “there often aren’t other provider groups available to absorb the access problem if they can’t provide the service.”

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