CMS Proposes an Increase in Medicare Payment Rates for Inpatient Rehabilitation and Psychiatric Hospitals for Fiscal Year 2022

On April 7, 2021, CMS issued a proposed rule for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and a proposed rule for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) PPS for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The overall economic impact of the IRF PPS proposed rule would result in an estimated $160 million in increased payments from the federal government to IRFs during FY 2022, and the IPF PPS proposed rule would result in an estimated $90 million in increased payments to IPFs...
By: King & Spalding

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