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The 2022 OPPS/ASC Final Rule Finalizes 2% Boost in Payment Rates

2022 OPPS ASC Final Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the 2022 OPPS ASC Final Rule, introducing significant policy and payment changes for hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASCs). Effective January 1, 2022, the rule increases Medicare payment rates, strengthens hospital price transparency enforcement, revises the Inpatient Only (IPO) List, updates quality reporting programs, and expands […]