📋 Site-Neutral Payment for Outpatient Care (AARP Article)

[Winter2025VA]

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Why It Matters for People with Medicare.

By James McSpadden, AARP Public Policy Institute & Claire Noel-Miller, AARP Public Policy Institute. Published November 25, 2024.

Outpatient care, which is covered by Medicare Part B, refers to a broad range of services, including routine medical visits, treatment of certain illnesses and injuries, minor surgical and medical procedures, preventive care, chronic disease management, physical therapy, and diagnostic procedures. In 2021, nine out of ten people with traditional Medicare (about 33 million individuals) used Medicare Part B-covered services. These services have also grown as a share of Medicare’s spending. In 2013, Part B services accounted for 43 percent of Medicare spending; in 2023, it had grown to 49 percent of total spending. It is expected to reach 53 percent in 2033.  

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