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S1 Ep125: Site-neutral payment and independent practice, with Christopher M. Whaley, Ph.D.
Medicare often pays dramatically different rates for the exact same service depending on where it’s delivered. That difference has helped fuel hospital acquisition of physician practices and reshaped the structure of U.S. health care.
Medical Economics Senior Editor Richard Payerchin sat down with Christopher Whaley, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health, to learn more.
Whaley breaks down site-neutral payment policy, why Medicare’s 2026 rule takes what he calls a "meaningful step forward" and…
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