Inpatient Post-Acute Care Transfer Policy Analysis Shows Impact on FFS Payments
What’s happening: DataSuite has issued hospital-specific analyses of the inpatient post-acute care transfer (PACT) adjustment policy. The analysis shows the estimated impact on Medicare inpatient fee-for-service payments, and corresponding Medicare severity diagnosis-related group (MS-DRG) volumes from the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) during federal fiscal years 2021-26.
Impact Analyses Available for OPPS and Home Health Final Rules
What’s happening: DataSuite has issued two hospital-specific analyses of calendar year (CY) 2026 final rules on the outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and Medicare home health. The OPPS analysis is intended to show providers how Medicare outpatient fee-for-service payments will change from CY 2025 to 2026. The home health analysis is intended to show home health agencies how Medicare fee-for-service payments may change from CY 2025 to CY 2026.
FFY 2026 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Final Rule Impact Analysis Now Available
What's happening: DataSuite’s hospital-specific analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2026 Medicare inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) final rule shows providers how Medicare fee-for-service payments may change from FFY 2025 to FFY 2026 based on the policies in the final rule.
Hospital-Specific TEAM Analysis Sent Directly to Members
What’s happening: Member hospitals selected for mandatory participation in the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM) should have received a hospital-specific CHA DataSuite analysis, completed in partnership with DataGen, on Sept. 10.
Members-Only Impact Analyses for FFY 2026 Medicare SNF, IRF, and LTCH PPS Now Available
What’s happening: CHA DataSuite has released hospital-specific impact analyses of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2026 Medicare skilled-nursing facility (SNF), inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF), and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment systems (PPS), showing providers how the final rule will impact FFY 2026 Medicare inpatient fee-for-service payments.
CY 2026 Medicare OPPS Proposed Rule Impact Analysis Models Potential Changes from CY 2025
What’s happening: CHA DataSuite’s hospital-specific impact analysis shows providers how Medicare outpatient fee-for-service payments will change from calendar year (CY) 2025 to CY 2026 based on policies set forth in the CY 2026 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) proposed rule.
Impact Analysis Describes Expected Changes Based on FFY 2026 Medicare IPPS Final Rule
What’s happening: In CHA DataSuite’s hospital-specific impact analysis of the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2026 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS), providers can see how Medicare inpatient fee-for-service payments will change from FFY 2025 to FFY 2026 based on the final rule’s policies.