Prospective Payment Systems (PPS)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 10 issued a proposed rule updating fiscal year 2021 payments for the skilled nursing facilities prospective payment system.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 10 issued the proposed rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system for fiscal year 2021. The proposed rule would increase SNF payments by 2.3% ($740 million) in FY 2021, with larger updates for hospital-based…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 31 issued a notice making corrections to the area wage index and other policies contained in its final rule for the calendar year 2020 outpatient prospective payment and ambulatory surgery center payment systems.  
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ home health prospective payment system CY 2020 final rule with comment period is effective Jan. 1, 2020; however, through Dec. 30, the agency will take comments related to drug coverage under the Medicare durable medical equipment benefit.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a Nov. 6 call on the final payment rules for the hospital outpatient prospective payment system and physician fee schedule in calendar year 2020.
Inpatient and outpatient prospective payment system hospitals, inpatient psychiatric facilities and PPS-exempt cancer hospitals can preview their data for the January update to Hospital Compare through Dec. 3 at the QualityNet Secure Portal.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued a final rule that increases Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates.
AHA comments on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2020 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and CY 2019 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology Refinements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements; Home Infusion Therapy Requirements; and Home…