The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have released the Final Rule for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) on July 23. The new rule updates payment policies, IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements for the 2024 fiscal year (FY), and modifies the conditions for Excluded Units. This allows hospitals to open a new IRF unit […]
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 […]


