| Date |
Event |
| April 1st
|
Return of 1% Medicare payment sequestration
|
| April 16th
|
Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
|
| April and May
|
Release of Inpatient (IPPS), Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH), Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF), Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) and Hospice proposed rules
|
| July 1st
|
Return of full 2% Medicare payment sequestration
|
| Early July
|
Physician, Outpatient (OPPS), Medicare Shared Saving Program (MSSP) Home Health rules
|
| August
|
Release of final IPPS and post-acute care rules.
|
| September 30th
|
Major Medicare programs expire, including:
- Low-Volume Hospital Program
- FDA user fees for prescription drugs and medical products
- Behavioral health and other programs under the 21st Century Cures Act
|
| November 8th
|
Midterm Congressional election
|
| Early to Mid-November
|
Release of OPPS and PFS final rules
|
| November 29th
|
Lame Duck session of Congress
|
| January 1, 2023
|
Medicare Access CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) bonus expires; Enhanced Health Insurance Exchange subsidies expire
|
