Industry Resources | September 17, 2020
Medicare Program: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems For Acute Care Hospitals & The Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System
The final rule was published in the Federal Register on September 18, 2020. The changes in the final rule affect approximately 3,200 acute care hospitals and approximately 360 long-term care hospitals (LTCHs). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) estimates that total Medicare spending on acute care inpatient hospital services will increase by about $3.5 billion in FY 2021, or 2.7 . . .