tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 28

REIMBURSEMENT: Here's The Scoop On What You Might See Under A Revamped IPPS

CMS tries to set the record straight regarding its proposed rule.Your hospital payments could actually increase under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) new proposed rule, despite lawmakers' anxiety about the rule's ground-shaking changes and rushed implementation dates.CMS didn't officially respond to House and Senate lawmakers' concerns regarding the agency's proposed rule that would change the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) significantly (see related article on page 1), but it did release a fact sheet on July 17 about the hospital payment changes. "The new regulations will not reduce the total amount of money...

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