On September 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule for acute care and long-term care hospitals that increases Medicare spending on acute care inpatient hospital services by about $3.5 billion and ties Medicare FFS inpatient hospital pay to MA negotiated rates in FY 2024.
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Surprisingly, seven of the top ranked hospitals by the U.S. News and World Report are included in this year’s penalty list, including Phoenix’s top-ranked Mayo Clinic.
Nearly 800 hospitals will be penalized under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HAC), a Medicare pay-for-performance program by the Centers for...