Originally posted in Bloomberg BNA’s Medicare Report, 28 MCR 96, 2/3/17.

On November 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) - Final Rule with Comment and Final CY2017 Payment Rates ("Final Rule").

As part of the Final Rule, the agency implemented Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA), which establishes new limitations on "provider-based" reimbursement for certain off-campus provider-based departments (PBDs) under the HOPPS.