Medicare updates payment rates for acute care and long-term care hospitals
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a final rule that changes how it pays hospitals for inpatient services. This includes adjustments to payments for acute care hospitals—those that treat patients for short-term, serious illnesses or injuries—and updates to payment rates for long-term care hospitals.
Why it matters: This is a routine but significant administrative update that dictates the cash flow for many hospitals by setting their annual reimbursement rates from the federal government.
Who it affects
- Acute care hospitals
This document was issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; readers should consult the full Federal Register entry before making financial or compliance decisions.
Agency: Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services,
Source: Federal Register — read the official document