CHA Issues Summaries of IPPS, LTCH PPS Proposed Rules
What’s happening: CHA has issued summaries of the federal fiscal year 2025 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS proposed rules.
What else to know: CHA will host a complimentary, members-only webinar on the IPPS provisions on May 15. Comments on the proposed rules are due by 2 p.m. (PT) on June 10.
CHA to Host FFY 2025 IPPS Proposed Rule Webinar
What’s happening: CHA will host a complimentary, members-only webinar on May 15 at 9:30 a.m. (PT) to discuss the federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule. Registration is open.
What else to know: Comments on the proposed rule are due to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by June 10.
Summary: FFY 2025 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Medicare Payment Proposed Rule
What’s happening: A summary of the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule is available.
What else to know: Comments on the proposed rule are due by May 28.
FFY 2025 IPPS Proposed Rule Webinar
Join CHA’s Megan Howard and Chad Mulvany as they provide a summary of the proposed rule implications on your organization and how you can share your concerns on the impending changes.
CMS Proposes Inadequate Inpatient Payment Update
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed fiscal year (FY) 2025 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) rule falls short of what hospitals need to keep up with rising costs and health care needs.
What else to know: The rule includes a net market basket update of 2.6%. As a result of all proposed changes, CMS estimates that hospital inpatient payments will increase by $3.2 billion in FY 2025. Comments are due June 10.
Summaries: FFY 2025 Hospice, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, Skilled-Nursing Facility Medicare Payment Rules
What’s happening: Summaries of the hospice wage index, inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS), and skilled-nursing facility (SNF) PPS proposed rules are now available.
What else to know: Comments on the proposed rules are due by May 28.
CMS Proposes 2.6% Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rate Increase for FY 2025
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a net increase to base Medicare inpatient payment rates (market basket update) of 2.6% for fiscal year (FY) 2025.
What else to know: The increase is included in the FY 2025 Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system proposed rule. Comments on the proposed rule are due to CMS by June 10.
CMS Issues Post-Acute Care Payment Proposed Rules
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed payment policies for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs), and hospices for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025.
What else to know: Comments on the proposed rules are due to CMS by 2 p.m. (PT) on May 28.
CMS Issues FFY 2025 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Proposed Rule
What’s happening: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025 inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule.
What else to know: Comments are due to CMS by 2 p.m. (PT) on May 28.
Summary: Details of Final Outpatient Payment Rule
What’s Happening: A comprehensive summary of the finalized payment updates and policy changes to the Medicare outpatient prospective payment system for calendar year 2024 is available.
What Else to Know: The provisions are generally effective Jan. 1, 2024.