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 […]
Low-performing hospitals to see a 1 percent cut in Medicare payments under HAC Reduction Program in 2022. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last month that 764 hospitals will face Medicare payment cuts in fiscal year (FY) 2022 under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP). The value-based program may reduce Medicare payments […]