Medicare overpayments totaled $39.3 million between September 2016 and December 2021, but most of those improper payments occurred before CMS corrected its system edits error in May 2019. CMS system edits helped reduce Medicare overpayments to acute care hospitals for outpatient services provided to beneficiaries who were inpatients of other facilities, a report from the […]
The final rules for fiscal year 2023 include a 3.8 percent payment increase for hospice providers, 2.5 percent increase for inpatient psychiatric facilities, and 3.2 percent boost for inpatient rehabilitation facilities. CMS has released final rules solidifying Medicare reimbursement rates for hospice providers, inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs), and inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for fiscal year […]
Lawmakers are also urging CMS to use its authority to adjust FY23 Medicare IPPS rates, to prevent net decreases. Medicare inpatient reimbursement cuts slated to take effect in the 2023 fiscal year would threaten access to care at hospitals, which are already facing substantially higher costs because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the […]