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This Final Rule revises and updates payment rates, quality measures and reporting requirements. It includes explanations of the methods used to make these changes. Read the IRF PPS Final Rule in the Federal Register for August 5, 2016 Data Files are available on this page at CMS.gov
Several of the proposed policy changes would improve the quality of care Medicare patients receive by better supporting their physicians and other health care providers. These proposals are based on feedback from stakeholders, including beneficiary and patient advocates, as well as health care providers, including hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers and the physician community. This proposed […]
CMS projects that Medicare payments to home health agencies in CY 2017 would be reduced by 1.0 percent, or $180 million based on the proposed policies. The proposed decrease reflects the effects of the 2.3 percent home health payment update percentage ($420 million increase); the rebasing adjustments to the national, standardized 60-day episode payment rate, […]
Transmittals for Chapter 1 Part 1 (Sections 10 – 80.12) Transmittals for Chapter 1 Part 2 (Sections 90 – 160.26) Transmittals for Chapter 1 Part 3 (Sections 170 – 190.34) Transmittals for Chapter 1 Part 4 (Sections 200 – 310.1) Crosswalk from NCD Manual to Coverage Issues Manual (CIM) [PDF, 447KB] Crosswalk […]
Links to all Chapters and Crosswalks. The Internet-only Manuals (IOMs) are a replica of the Agency’s official record copy. They are CMS’ program issuances, day-to-day operating instructions, policies, and procedures that are based on statutes, regulations, guidelines, models, and directives. The CMS program components, providers, contractors, Medicare Advantage organizations and state survey agencies use the […]
CMS proposed new standards to improve the quality of care and advance health equity in our nation’s hospitals on June 16, 2016. The proposal applies to the 6,228 hospitals and critical access hospitals that participate in Medicare or Medicaid. The rule proposes to reduce overuse of antibiotics and implement comprehensive requirements for infection prevention. CMS […]
