Congressman Kilmer Optimistic After OMC’s Court Victory
PORT ANGELES – When a federal judge this week reversed the current administration’s “site-neutral reimbursement” policy that would have had Olympic Medical Center and other rural hospitals losing tens of millions of dollars, Congressman Derek Kilmer was one of those celebrating the decision.
The policy cut Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements by 30% this year for multi-campus regional hospitals like OMC, with another 30% cut scheduled for January.
Earlier this year, Rep. Kilmer introduced the Protecting Local Access to Care for Everyone (PLACE) Act (H.R. 2552) to halt the policy and help hospitals, including Olympic Medical Center, continue to provide affordable care in rural communities.
We asked Kilmer if the new legislation was designed to reimburse OMC for the revenues lost this year, and if he was confident that reimbursements would return to previous levels.
By: Pepper Fisher
Source: My Clallam County
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