On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA 2015).  BBA 2015, Section 603 generally provides that beginning January 1, 2017, off-campus hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) will no longer be paid under the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) but rather under another applicable payment system, provided the … Continue reading