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On May 5, 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is publishing its proposed rule to update Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) hospital and long-term care hospital prospective payment system (LTCH-PPS) payment and other policies for FY 2012. Overall, CMS estimates that FY 2012 payments to general acute care hospitals for operating expenses would decrease by $498 million (0.5%) under the proposed rule, while Medicare payments to LTCHs are projected to increase by $95 million (1.9%). CMS addresses a wide variety of policies in the more than 1000-page advance version of the rule. 

Highlights of the proposal are available after the jump.Continue Reading CMS Proposes Medicare Inpatient Hospital/LTCH Payment Policies for FY 2012

On May 5, 2011, CMS is hosting a national forum on the ACA-mandated Community-Based Care Transitions Program (CCTP). The CCTP is designed to encourage the development of partnerships between hospitals with high readmission rates and community based organizations in order to: improve transitions of beneficiaries from the inpatient hospital setting to other care settings…

On April 12, 2011, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and CMS Administrator Donald Berwick launched a public-private “Partnership for Patients” to improve hospital care and transitions between care settings and reduce health system costs. By the end of 2013, the Partnership is committed to: (1) reducing preventable hospital-acquired conditions by 40% compared to 2010 levels; and…

On December 3, 2010, CMS is hosting a public forum on the upcoming Community-Based Care Transitions Program, which was authorized by the Affordable Care Act to reduce hospital readmissions, test sustainable funding streams for care transition services, maintain or improve quality of care, and document measureable savings to the Medicare program. The registration deadline…