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“Coverage for freestanding emergency centers should leave out the lowest-level emergency visit billing codes, 99281 and 99282, even when the visit otherwise involves emergency evaluation.”
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“Freestanding emergency centers should have a physician on site at all times and an arrangement with a Medicare-participating hospital for patients who need admission or specialized care.”
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“HHS should tell hospitals with emergency departments how federal emergency care law applies when ambulance crews wait more than 30 minutes to hand off a patient, then report whether those delays decreased and whether Congress should take more action.”
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“Freestanding emergency centers that participate in Medicare should have to screen emergency patients and provide stabilizing treatment, similar to hospital emergency rooms.”
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“Freestanding emergency centers in metro areas should be able to qualify for federal payment, while rural centers should qualify based on when they opened and whether their county has a Medicare-certified hospital or rural emergency hospital.”
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“Medicare should pay a qualified freestanding emergency center the same amount it would pay a hospital outpatient department for the same covered emergency service.”
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“Freestanding emergency centers should collect and use quality data to improve care and patient safety over time.”
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“Federal self-referral limits should not block certain lab and imaging services at a freestanding emergency center when those services are connected to covered emergency care.”
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“Freestanding emergency centers should follow state emergency-facility standards, and any extra federal standards should be no stricter than Medicare standards for comparable off-campus hospital emergency departments.”
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