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The Biden administration has finalized proposed payment rates for inpatient services in the coming year, and they're not likely to be welcomed by hospitals. Initially, the Centers for Medicare & ...

CMS issued a rule yesterday that will update Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient stays in acute-care hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System and hospitals paid under the ...

Hospitals are getting a 2.4% payment increase in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' 2026 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule. The rate reflects a 3.2% projected ...

CMS has issued a proposed rule to update the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS). Under this proposal, payment to hospitals is expected to increase by 3.3 percent on average. 1. continue ...

The reported national average fee-for-service growth rate for Medicare Advantage plans in 2010 has raised concerns that the fiscal year 2010 inpatient prospective payment system update could be very ...

CMS pays acute care hospitals (with a few exceptions specified in the law) for inpatient stays under the IPPS and long-term care hospitals under the LTCH PPS. Under these two payment systems, CMS sets ...

SUMMARY: This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for federal fiscal year (FY) 2015 as required by the statute. This final rule finalizes a ...