0938-AT30 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS CY 2019 Hospital Outpatient PPS Policy Changes and Payment Rates and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Policy Changes and Payment Rates (CMS-1695-P)

This annual proposed rule would revise the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system to implement statutory requirements and changes arising from our continuing experience with this system. The proposed rule describes changes to the amounts and factors used to determine payment rates for services. In addition, the rule proposes changes to the ambulatory surgical center payment system list of services and rates. This proposed rule would update and refine the requirements for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program and the ASC Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes Undetermined Other Section 610 Review 42 CFR 416 42 CFR 419 42 U.S.C. 1302 42 U.S.C. 1395hh Statutory Final 11/01/2018 No NPRM 06/00/2018 Yes Businesses Federal Undetermined No Yes No Marjorie Baldo Health Insurance Specialist 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-4617 marjorie.baldo@cms.hhs.gov Center for Medicare, MS: C4-03-06, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244