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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will increase Medicare inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS) payments by 1.5%, or $65 million, in fiscal year (FY) 2020 under a recently-published final rule.  The final FY 2020 market basket increase is 2.9%, which is reduced by two statutory reductions for an IPF…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to increase Medicare inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) payments by $75 million – a 1.7% boost – in fiscal year (FY) 2020.  Specifically, CMS proposes a net market basket update of 1.85%, reflecting a 3.1% market basket update reduced by two statutory reductions. CMS estimates that…

CMS has issued a proposed rule to update rates for Medicare services furnished by inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) during FY 2019. CMS estimates that the proposed rule would increase payments by $50 million (0.98%) compared to FY 2018 levels. This projected increase is a result of a 2.8% market basket update, reduced by both…

CMS is gearing up for the fiscal year (FY) 2019 Medicare payment system rulemaking cycle. The agency has requested that the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review the FY 2019 proposed rules for the following payment systems:

  • The Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital

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CMS has published a notice with comment period updating prospective payment system (PPS) rates for Medicare services furnished by inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) during fiscal year (FY) 2018.  CMS estimates that its policies will increase payments by $45 million (0.99%) compared to FY 2017 levels.  This increase is based on 1.25% payment rate update,…

On August 1, 2016, CMS published a notice updating prospective payment system (PPS) rates for Medicare services furnished by inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) during fiscal year (FY) 2017. CMS is providing a 2.3% rate update for FY 2017, derived from a 2.8% IPF market basket update that is reduced by a 0.3 percentage point…

CMS has released corrections to a number of fiscal year (FY) 2016 final Medicare payment rules. Specifically, on October 5, 2015, CMS is publishing corrections to:

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Today CMS published its final rule updating payment policies and rates for the Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for FY 2016. The final rule provides a 1.5% increase to IPF PPS rates for FY 2016, which is expected to increase aggregate payments by $75 million compared to FY 2015 levels.…

Despite the recent flurry of activity on Medicare payment rules, more are in the pipeline. CMS has sent the final fiscal year (FY) 2016 Medicare skilled nursing facility, hospice, inpatient rehabilitation facility, and inpatient psychiatric facility payment rules to the White House Office of Management and Budget for final regulatory clearance. The FY 2016 final…

CMS issued a proposed rule on April 24, 2015 that would update FY 2016 Medicare payment policies and rates for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF) PPS. The proposed rule also would update quality measures and reporting requirements under the the IPF Quality Reporting Program, under which facilities report on quality measures or are subject…

CMS recently sent several major proposed rules to the White House Office of Management and Budget for regulatory clearance – the last step before publication in the Federal Register. OMB is reviewing proposed rules to update the skilled nursing facility, inpatient rehabilitation facility, and inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment systems (PPS) for fiscal year (FY)…

CMS has published a final rule that updates prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) for FY 2015. Under the final rule, the federal per diem base rate will be increased by 2.1%, reflecting a market basket increase of 2.9%, offset by a 0.3 percentage point reduction…

On May 6, 2014, CMS published a proposed rule that would update prospective payment rates for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs) for FY 2015. Under the proposed rule, the federal per diem base rate would be increased by 2.0%, reflecting a market basket increase of 2.7%, offset by a…

CMS has sent several major fiscal year (FY) 2015 Medicare payment rules to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for final regulatory clearance. Proposed rules under OMB consideration would update rates and policies for FY 2015 for the following Medicare payment systems: the acute hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS), the long-term…

On April 17, 2014, CMS announced that it making inpatient psychiatric facility quality data available as part of the Hospital Compare website. Specifically, CMS is now posting data for the period of October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013 regarding the following measures: Hours of Physical Restraint Use; Hours of Seclusion Use; Post-Discharge Continuing Care…