HOPDs paid 102% more for same drugs

Hospital outpatient departments were paid an average of 102% more per unit than physician offices for the same physician-administered medications, a premium that adds up to about $12.7 billion a year in employer health spending, according to new research from the Washington, D.C.-based Employee Benefit Research Institute. If HOPDs were reimbursed at physician-office rates, employers […] The post HOPDs paid 102% more for same drugs appeared first on Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcar...