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Legislative Update: Congress Set to Resurrect Separate NPI and Attestation Requirements for Off-Campus Hospital Outpatient Departments

[01/27/26]

Posted on January 27, 2026 in Federal Advocacy, Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

Congress’s fiscal year 2026 health care appropriations bill introduces a significant new statutory condition of Medicare payment for off-campus hospital outpatient departments. If enacted, effective January 1, 2028, Medicare payment would be prohibited for items and services furnished by an off-campus hospital outpatient department unless two conditions are met: (1) the department has a... READ MORE

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