The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), which included a 3.1% pay bump. Continuing the trend set early on in the PPS season, hospitals and other inpatient facility groups responded negatively to the raise, claiming that it's not enough due to inflation, labor...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed an increase in 2021 Medicare payments to inpatient rehab facilities (IFRs) by $270 million. The proposal also included a suggested 5% cap on wage index decreases.
Medicare spent approximately $8 billion on IRF care for beneficiaries -...National News
A November Office of Inspector General (OIG) report found that 46 percent of Medicare patients in Long-term-care hospitals (LTCH) experienced some type of harm during care. The OIG examined other post-acute settings such as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and rehabilitation centers, but LTCHs had the highest overall...National News
Posting of hospital prices, change meaningful use, long-term care hospital reimbursement and prices of immunotherapy drugs on the list.
Seema Verma, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the new requirement for online prices reflects the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to encourage patients to become...
