After backlash from stakeholders, in the final rule on August 1 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) increased the inpatient hospital stay from 2.6% as was proposed in the April draft rule, to 2.9% in fiscal 2025. Despite the increase, stakeholders continue to share concerns that the increase is not enough.
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This Kaiser Family Foundation issue brief analyzes hospital payments paid by private payers and by Medicare for select inpatient services, including services requiring similar inpatient treatments for COVID-19.
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The federal agency also released a Request for Information to inform its future rule making impacting inpatient and long-term hospitals
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed updating its 2018 Medicare payments and policies and is seeking comments on the proposed rule and RFI through June 13, 2017.
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