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IPPS rule: Long outpatient stays with observation services to be discussed in 2016 OPPS rule

The 2016 OPPS proposed rule is likely to continue CMS' trend of expanded packaging and feature refinements and expansion of comprehensive APCs based on comments CMS has made in prior rules.

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