This bill aims to stop hospitals from charging more for services provided at off-campus locations than they would at their main facility. It helps ensure fair billing practices for Medicare patients.
Preventing Hospital Overbilling of Medicare Act This bill repeals certain exceptions to site-neutral payments with respect to Medicare payments to an off-campus outpatient department of a health care provider. It also requires providers to use separate, unique health identifiers when submitting a claim to a health insurance issuer for services provided at an off-campus outpatient department.
