In Fight Over Medicare Payments, the Hospital Lobby Shows Its Strength
The U.S. Capitol on Feb. 8. Medicare pays health centers about double the rates it pays other service providers for the very same services. A House-passed costs would take a little action towards removing the distinction. Health center lobbyists look for to ensure it never ever ends up being law. (Eric Harkleroad/KFF Health News)
In the fight to manage healthcare expenses, medical facilities are releasing their political power to safeguard their bottom lines.
The point of contention: For years, Medicare has actually paid medical facilities-- consisting of hospital-owned doctor practices that might not be physically situated in a health center structure-- about double the rates it pays other physicians and centers for the very same services, such as mammograms, col...