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 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.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system effective Jan. 1, 2021. See IHA's fact sheet on the proposed rule and its impact on hospitals.
CMS published it annual proposed rule updating the Medicare home health prospective payment system effective Jan. 1, 2021.
Every three years, CMS collects occupational mix data from all short-term acute care hospitals participating in the Medicare program. See IHA's fact sheet for FFY 2022.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare long-term acute care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system effective Oct. 1, 2020.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) effective Oct. 1, 2020.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the hospice prospective payment system and quality reporting program effective Oct. 1, 2020.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system and quality reporting program effective Oct. 1, 2020.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system and quality reporting program effective Oct. 1, 2020.
CMS published its annual proposed rule updating the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system and quality reporting program effective Oct. 1, 2020.
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.
On Nov. 8, CMS published its annual final rule for the calendar year (CY) 2020 Medicare home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) in the Federal Register (FR).
CMS published annual final rules addressing payment rules for hospice, inpatient psychiatric facility, inpatient rehabilitation facility, long-term care hospital and skilled nursing facility.
On July 18, CMS published its annual proposed rule for calendar year 2020 Medicare home health service payments.
On Aug.16, CMS published in the Federal Register its annual final rule for Medicare inpatient and long-term acute care service payments for discharges beginning on or after Oct.1, 2019.
On Aug. 9, CMS published its annual update regarding the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center payment system for calendar year (CY) 2020.
CMS published annual proposed rules addressing payment rates for IRF, IPF, SNF, LTCH, and hospice.
On May 3, CMS published in the Federal Register its annual proposed rule for Medicare inpatient and long-term acute care service payments for discharges beginning on or after Oct. 1, 2019.