CY 2024 OPPS Final Rule - November 27

During this 90 minute webinar, AAMC staff will present on hospital payment and quality provisions from CMS's Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule. Some of the policies discussed will include: payment updates and rate setting; 340B-acquired drugs; changes to the Inpatient Only (IPO) list and Ambulatory Surgery Center covered procedures list; OPPS coverage of dental services and intensive outpatient behavioral health programs; changes to hospital price transparency requirements; supervision of outpatient cardiac, intensive cardiac and pulmonary rehab services; and changes to the Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions once the presentations have concluded.

Katherine Gaynor
Policy & Regulatory Analyst, Hospital Payment

Katie Gaynor is a Hospital Policy and Regulatory Analyst at the Association of American Medical Colleges. Her portfolio focuses on hospital payment policies, more specifically the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), Medicaid, and Drug Pricing. Prior to joining the AAMC, Katie worked as a Regulatory Affairs Coordinator at a boutique consulting firm focusing on FDA issues related to medical devices. Katie also focused on policy issues affecting health systems during her time as a Government Relations Project Coordinator at ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists). Katie earned her B.A. in Political Science with a Minor in Biology from the University of Alabama.

Phoebe Ramsey
Manager, Regulatory Payment Policy and Quality

Phoebe Ramsey is a Manager of Regulatory Policy at the Association of American Medical Colleges focusing on issues relating to health care quality measurement, health information technology, and health equity within the AAMC’s Center for Health Justice. She also provides insight on alternative payment models, with expertise in accountable care organizations. Prior to joining the AAMC she led the Next Generation and Pioneer ACO Models at CMS’s Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. She earned her law degree with honors from American University’s Washington College of Law and her bachelor’s degree with honors from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.