Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS)

Press Release Tom Nickels Executive Vice President American Hospital Association August 2, 2016 Today, CMS finalized a rule that is a mixed bag for hospitals and the patients they serve. On the one hand, we are pleased CMS reversed the effects of the 0.2 percent payment reduction that was part…
Members-only Webinar The FY 2017 Inpatient PPS Proposed Rule: What You Need to Know Monday, May 16 at 3 p.m. ET
CMS published its fiscal year (FY) 2017 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) and long-term care prospective payment systems on April 18. Major provisions are described in this advisory.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued proposed rules for inpatient rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities and hospice providers for fiscal year 2017.
The Issue The Affordable Care Act (ACA) required the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to penalize hospitals for “excess” readmissions when compared to “expected” levels of readmissions. Since the start of the program on Oct. 1, 2012, hospitals have experienced nearly $1.9 billion…