Medicare knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

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This summer, Medicare proposed expanding its push toward “site-neutral” payments, which seek to eliminate some of the differences in what Medicare pays for the same outpatient care depending on where it’s delivered.

But there’s a catch. What looks cheaper on Medicare’s ledger can prove far more expensive over the course of a patient’s care.

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