Policy Briefs
April 16, 2021
A Look at the Federal Register
CMS Proposal Rule: Medicare Program: FY 2022, Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities
The CMS proposed rule updates the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program. To read the CMS fact sheet about the proposed rule, click HERE.
CMS Proposal Rule: Medicare Program: FY 2022, An Update to Hospice Services and Reporting Requirements
The CMS proposed rule updates to the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for Fiscal Year 2022. This rule proposes changes to the labor shares of the hospice payment rates, proposes clarifying regulations text changes to the election statement addendum. To read the CMS fact sheet about the proposed rule, click HERE.
CMS Proposal Rule: Medicare Program: FY 2022, An Update on Impatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System and Reporting Program
The CMS proposed rule updates the prospective payment rates, the outlier threshold, and the wage index for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF), which include psychiatric hospitals and excluded psychiatric units of an Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) hospital or critical access hospital. To read the CMS fact sheet about the proposed rule, click HERE.
CMS Proposal Rule: Medicare Program: FY 2022, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System and the IRF Quality Reporting ProgramÂ
The CMS proposed rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2022. Including the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system’s case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates. To read the CMS fact sheet about the proposed rule, click HERE.