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Hospitals, insurers debate 'site‑neutral' billing; Blue Cross offers physical‑therapy savings estimate
Summary
Hospital and insurer witnesses told the committee that narrow site‑neutral billing could align with reference‑based pricing but needs clear transition language; Blue Cross cited an $85 professional fee vs. $400 billed example and estimated $3–$6 million in statewide savings on physical therapy for its members.
Devin Green of the Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems told the Health Care Committee that narrowing the proposed site‑neutral language reduced the potential immediate impact on hospitals and offered the panel an opportunity to study the change's effects.
"Neutral," Green said, "means different things to different people," and urged the committee to consider…
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