IHA provides summaries and context on annual proposed and final changes to Medicare payment policies. See Medicare Advocacy for IHA comment letters on proposed rules.
CMS finalized outpatient prospective payment system updates, effective Jan. 1, 2023 through Dec. 31, 2023.
CMS finalized Medicare Conditions of Participation for rural emergency hospitals, effective Jan. 1, 2023.
CMS finalized policies and procedures specific to rural emergency hospitals, effective Jan. 1, 2023.
CMS restored the 340B reimbursement to average sales price plus 6% for calendar year 2023.
CMS published the home health prospective payment system final rule effective Jan. 1, 2023 through Dec. 31, 2023.
CMS published the inpatient prospective payment system final rule effective Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 31, 2023.
CMS published the long term care hospital prospective payment system final rule effective Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 31, 2023.
CMS published the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system final rule effective Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 31, 2023.
CMS published the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system final rule effective Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 31, 2023.
CMS published the Medicare hospice payment final rule effective Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 31, 2023.
CMS published the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system final rule effective Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 31, 2023.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system effective Jan. 1, 2023 through Dec. 31, 2023.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare Home Health prospective payment system effective Jan. 1, 2023 through Dec. 31, 2023.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System, effective Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023.
CMS published its annual proposed rule update the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System, effective Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare Hospice payment system effective Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2022 through Sept. 30, 2023.
CMS published its annual final rule updating the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system effective Jan. 1, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2022. See IHA's fact sheet on the final rule.
CMS published its annual final rule updating the Medicare home health prospective payment system effective Jan. 1, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2022.
CMS published its annual final rule updating the Medicare Hospice prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022.
CMS published its annual final rule updating the Medicare Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022.
CMS published its federal fiscal year 2022 final rule updating the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system. Additional rulemaking is forthcoming.
CMS published its federal fiscal year 2022 final rule updating the Medicare inpatient psychiatric facility PPS, including required reporting of COVID-19 healthcare personnel vaccination rates.
CMS published its FFY 2022 final rule updating the Medicare inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system including required reporting of COVID healthcare personnel vaccination rates.
CMS published its federal FY 2022 final rule updating the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, including required reporting of COVID healthcare personnel vaccination rates.
CMS published its calendar year 2022 proposed rule updating the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system, including updates to the hospital price transparency rule.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare home health prospective payment system effective Jan. 1, 2022 through Dec. 31, 2022.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare long-term acute care hospital prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare hospice prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022.
CMS will begin reprocessing and recouping reimbursement made for certain 2019 outpatient services provided at excepted off-campus Provider-Based Departments.
CMS published its annual final rule updating the Outpatient Prospective Payment System, effective Jan. 1, 2021. The final rule includes new COVID-19 hospital reporting requirements.
CMS published its annual final rule updating the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, effective Jan. 1, 2021, including changes to Medicare telehealth policy.
CMS published its annual final rule updating the Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System, effective Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2021.
On Sept. 3, CMS published its annual final rule updating the LTCH Prospective Payment System effective Oct. 1, 2020 through Sept. 30, 2021.
On Sept. 3, CMS published its annual final rule updating the Inpatient Prospective Payment System effective Oct. 1, 2020 through Sept. 30, 2021.
CMS published its annual final rule updating the Medicare inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2021. See IHA’s fact sheet for important details on the rule.
CMS published its annual final rule updating the Medicare inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2021. See IHA's fact sheet for important details on the rule.
CMS published its annual final rule updating the Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2021. IHA's fact sheet provides detailed information on the rule.
On Nov.12, CMS published the final annual update regarding the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center payment system (ASC) for calendar year (CY) 2020.