The Medicare payment model for joint replacement care is back and mandatory for nearly all acute care hospitals, resurrected in the now final Hospital Inpatient Prospective System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS).
The final rule includes a pay boost for hospitals of 2.3%, which the Centers for...National News
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its proposal for the 2027 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System. The rules contain a proposed 2.4% rate increase for inpatient services and a nationwide test of an episode-based payment...