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OPPS Final Rule CY2017

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The 2017 OPPS Final Rule with comment period is now available (effective January 1, 2017). This final rule with comment period revises the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system for CY 2017 to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from our continuing experience with […]

IPPS Proposed Rule FY2015

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CMS issued a proposed rule on April 20, 2014 that would update fiscal year (FY) 2015 Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient stays at general acute care and long-term care hospitals (LTCHs).  This rule builds on the Obama administration’s efforts through the Affordable Care Act to promote improvements in hospital care that will lead […]

2014 IPPS Proposed Rule Issued

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FY 2014 Payment Update The proposed rule would increase IPPS operating rates by 0.8 percent after accounting for inflation and other adjustments required by the law.  This proposed increase also reflects a proposed temporary reduction of 0.8 percent to implement the American Taxpayer Relief Act’s requirement to recoup overpayments from prior years as a result […]