November 20, 2006
The Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Fact Sheet is now available in downloadable format on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Learning Network (MLN) at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/HospitalOutpaysysfctsht.pdf. This fact sheet provides general information about the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, ambulatory payment classifications, and how payment rates are set. Print versions of the fact sheet will be available from the MLN in approximately six weeks.