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CMS Proposes Changes Increasing Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Payments and Seeks Comments on Future Payment Adjustments and Health Equity

On March 31, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the fiscal year (FY) 2023 proposed rule for inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs), which includes proposed policies for payment and quality reporting in these facilities. CMS also released a fact sheet on the proposed rule. This year’s proposals are primarily payment related including [...] Read More

CMS Proposes Payment Policies for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities in FY 2022

On the evening of April 7th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the fiscal year (FY) 2022 proposed rule for inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs), which includes proposed policies for payment and quality reporting in these facilities. Comments on the proposed rule are due on June 7, 2021. CMS Predicts Increase in IPF [...] Read More

CMS Releases Proposed Payment Policies for Skilled Nursing Facilities, Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities, and Hospices

On the evening of April 10th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released three proposed rules. These rules include proposals related to payment, quality reporting, and other areas for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient psychiatric facilities, and hospices. Comments on the proposed rules are due on June 9, 2020. Total Payments to SNFs to [...] Read More

Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Rule Finalizes Payment Increases, Incorporates Medication Adherence Measure

Tweet Today, CMS released the final fiscal year (FY) 2020 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) prospective payment system rule. The rule rebalances the market basket used to update IPF payments annually, implements rate updates beginning October 1, 2019, and adds an additional measure to the IPF quality reporting program. CMS estimates that the payment updates will [...] Read More

Payment Increase for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Proposed, CMS Again Considers Medication Continuation Quality Measure

This evening Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the FY 2020 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) and Quality Reporting Updates proposed rule. CMS proposes to update the IPF PPS market basket by 1.85 percent for FY 2020 and to rebase the IPF market basket to 2016 base year- stating that [...] Read More

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