Site Neutral Policies Negatively Impact Children

Children’s hospitals extend pediatric care close to home for patients and families.
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Children's Hospital Association opposes site neutral policies, including eliminating “facility fees” or other policies that reduce support for and would have a negative impact on pediatric care.

Site neutral policies refer to policies that keep payments for services the same regardless of the care setting where that service was provided. Children’s hospitals care for kids with some of the most complex and challenging conditions in pediatrics.

As regional care providers, hospital-based clinics extend the critical care, urgent care, emergency services, and specialized pediatric services found at a hospital to a location closer to home for patients.

The site isn’t neutral from children’s hospitals or the patients and families for whom they care.

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