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CMS Releases Inpatient Psychiatric Final Rule: Key Revisions to Note for 2024

CMS Releases Inpatient Psychiatric Final Rule: Key Revisions to Note for 2024

CMS recently released the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF IPPS) Final Rule for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 – detailing a number of changes that will impact behavioral health hospital and units across the nation. The rule is set to go into effect on October 1, 2023.

Making Care Primary: Top insights into the new CMS initiative

Making Care Primary: Top insights into the new CMS initiative

CMS recently announced its newest Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) model: Making Care Primary (MCP). 

CMS Final Rule Recap

CMS Final Rule Recap: What Rehabilitation Hospitals Can Expect heading into 2024

CMS recently released the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS), for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The rule includes several changes that will impact IRFs and acute rehabilitation units (ARUs). It is set to go into effect on October 1, 2023.

Headlines from the Hill

Headlines from the Hill: July Edition

Stay ahead of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.

Headlines from the Hill: May Edition

Stay on top of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.

Headlines from the Hill: April Edition

Stay on top of the latest regulatory shifts and healthcare breaking news with Headlines from the Hill.

Our Response: CMS Review Choice Demo and It’s Impact

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) raised the possibility of moving forward with a proposed pre- or post-claim review demonstration program in up to four states in 2021 despite industry pushback. Since the initial announcement, CMS continues to push for advancement of the program. Stakeholders...

CMS’ 2022: How Will it Impact Behavioral Health?

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF PPS), for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The payment rule took effect October 1, 2021.

CMS Likely to Move Forward with Review Choice Demo: What Could It Mean For Your Rehab Program?

Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) raised the possibility of moving forward with a proposed pre- or post-claim review demonstration program in up to four states in 2021 despite industry pushback. Stakeholders noted the implementation of this program would increase the administrative burden already placed on providers...

Part B Reimbursement Changes: What You Need to Know

In late 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized the Physician Fee Schedule for this calendar year, which includes several updates and changes to the provision, payment and paperwork related to Medicare Part B Physical Therapy services. These changes included new rules that have already gone into effect...

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