Psychiatric PPS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued final rules for inpatient rehabilitation facility, skilled nursing facility and inpatient psychiatric facility payments for fiscal year 2019.
Comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the fiscal year (FY) 2019 proposed rule for the inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) and quality reporting updates.
Advocacy update, news, and more. Download the cover note below. Read the June 2018 Behavioral Health Update here.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 27 issued a proposed rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2019. CMS will accept comments on this rule through June 26. Key takeaways from the rule follow in the Advisory…
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Psychiatric PPS

Medicare pays for these services through the IPF prospective payment system, which uses pre-determined rates based primarily on the patient’s condition (age, diagnosis, comorbidities) and length of stay, and the location of the IPF. Medicare also provides additional payment for IPFs that are…