July 1, 2009

Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System & CY 2010 Payment Rates; Proposed Changes to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System & CY 2010 Payment Rates

Includes proposed federal changes to Medicare rates for 2010. Mental health services are discussed on page 150, and an in-depth review of proposed payments for partial hospitalization programs starts on page 412. For 2010, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed to continue paying two separate partial hospitalization program (PHP) per diem rates: $147.77 for days with three services and $211.45 for days with four or more services.