CY 2016 Hospital Outpatient PPS Policy Changes and Payment Rates and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Policy Changes and Payment Rates CMS-1633-P

On behalf of the undersigned, we submit to you consensus views on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed revisions to the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system for Calendar Year (CY) 2016. We urge you to contact us with any questions or ways that we can be of help to CMS. Best regards, American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Baxter Corporation Intel Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHA) Qualcomm Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Underwriters Laboratories Welch Allyn *** Brian Scarpelli Director, Government Affairs Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) d: 703.907.7714 | m: 517.507.1446 | BScarpelli@tiaonline.org TIAonline.org