WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Brian Schatz issued the following press release:
Following legislation (https://www.schatz.senate.gov/news/press-releases/schatz-hirono-introduce-legislation-to-increase-medicare-reimbursements-for-hawaii-hospitals-help-maintain-health-care-services-for-seniors) and efforts led by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will begin the process to increase the amount that hospitals in Hawai'i can be reimbursed by Medicare to perform outpatient care, such as emergency department visits and imaging services, for enrolled seniors. Once the proposed change is finalized, Hawai'i is set to receive an...