Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 14 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year 2018. The rule would increase rates by 1.6% in FY 2018 compared to FY 2017, after accounting for inflation and other adjustments required by law.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 14 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for fiscal year (FY) 2018. Highlights of the proposed rule are in the Special Bulletin.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year 2018. The rule would increase rates by 1.6% in FY 2018 compared to FY 2017, after accounting for inflation and other adjustments required by law.
AHA letter to MedPAC
CMS on Dec. 20 finalized a new payment model that will bundle payment to acute care hospitals for heart attack and cardiac bypass surgery services. This Advisory highlights the critical changes CMS made to the programs from the proposed rule.
American Hospital Association's comments on MedPAC's draft recommendations for fiscal year 2018..
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