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[SSdoc33]

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Statement: Oregon Senate moves against hospital facility fees

pirg.org

heard a story on NPR this morning. (you know, that same NPR that trump wants to kill)

 

[SpineandWine]

Guys, just because they get rid of facility fees doesn’t mean they’ll increase clinic reimbursements.
Ever


Need more lobbyist to improve payments across the board
Stop being crabs in a barrel

 

[PMROralBoards]

The decreased margins will be taken out of the wealthy doctor’s paychecks who are employed by the hospital so the c suite isn’t impacted. Private groups will then pay employed docs less because of decreased competition in the setting of lower hospital employed doc salaries.

 

[drusso]

Statement: Oregon Senate moves against hospital facility fees

pirg.org

heard a story on NPR this morning. (you know, that same NPR that trump wants to kill)

Let's just say..."I was in the room when it happened...."

 

[SSdoc33]

the gist of the story was that even if facility fees went away, the hospital would charge more in other areas, professional fees, meds, etc.

 

[hyperalgesia]

the gist of the story was that even if facility fees went away, the hospital would charge more in other areas, professional fees, meds, etc.

Yep, it's just a shell game until you eliminate intermediaries in the system.

 

[Ducttape]

since most hospitals do not have great margins, i wonder how many hospitals will close when facility fees go away.

Hospital Association of Oregon Reports Serious Financial Concerns for Hospitals Across the State - Right Now Oregon

Oregon hospitals face financial instability, risking patient care due to high costs, inadequate Medicaid payments, and stringent regulations. Thirteen percent operated at a loss in 2024, endangering community health and economic stability.

rightnoworegon.com

perfect time to get rid of facility fees.


and hospitals.

 

[drusso]

since most hospitals do not have great margins, i wonder how many hospitals will close when facility fees go away.

Hospital Association of Oregon Reports Serious Financial Concerns for Hospitals Across the State - Right Now Oregon

Oregon hospitals face financial instability, risking patient care due to high costs, inadequate Medicaid payments, and stringent regulations. Thirteen percent operated at a loss in 2024, endangering community health and economic stability.

rightnoworegon.com

perfect time to get rid of facility fees.


and hospitals.

Don't confuse cooked-up Profit and Loss statements based upon inflated estimates of "community benefit" with balance sheets. Look at their balance sheets...these nominally non-profit hospitals make going broke their business model.

 

[Status Sciaticus]

does this mean ASC facility fees will be illegal?

 

[RoloTomassi]

does this mean ASC facility fees will be illegal?

SB 539 will prohibit companies from charging a hospital facility fee at practices where the justification doesn’t apply – hospital-owned clinics not on the campus of a hospital, and routine “evaluation and management” services that could be done in lower cost settings.

 

[SSdoc33]

Don't confuse cooked-up Profit and Loss statements based upon inflated estimates of "community benefit" with balance sheets. Look at their balance sheets...these nominally non-profit hospitals make going broke their business model.

Yeah. I mean, who really needs an emergent cath lab and neuro vascular services? I mean most people survive MIs and why do you really need BOTH arms?

The community benefit of a hospital is undeniable. The community benefit of your local libertarian is zero

 

[drusso]

does this mean ASC facility fees will be illegal?

No.

 

[drusso]

Yeah. I mean, who really needs an emergent cath lab and neuro vascular services? I mean most people survive MIs and why do you really need BOTH arms?

The community benefit of a hospital is undeniable. The community benefit of your local libertarian is zero

Rascist.

Community benefit spending by nonprofit U.S. hospitals may be structurally discriminatory | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

The nonprofit hospital tax system may offer more funds to affluent, white communities and less funding to low-income, racially minoritized communities, according to a new study led by Harvard Chan School researchers.

hsph.harvard.edu

 

[nvrsumr]

We had a hospital locally charge facility fees for telehealth visits

 

[drusso]

 

[Ducttape]

https://oregonhospitals.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2025.04.25_Report_Oregon-Hospitals-on-the-Brink_FINAL.pdf

yes written by a pro hospital organization.

and the truth is probably in between the anti hospital view of some members of this forum and the above article, but its been pretty clear that hospitals around the country have not been doing well.

5 hospital closures in 2025 | Becker's

Check out the hospital and emergency department closures that Becker's has covered in 2025.

www.beckershospitalreview.com

 

[nvrsumr]

Hospitals have become a bit of a boondoggle. Oftentimes biggest employer in a county/city/District

Care/caid is not a jobs program.