Skip to main content

2022 CMS Hospitals Rule Ups Payment; Mulls Quality Measures and Equity

The final rule, which takes effect Oct. 1, also includes slight payment increases for hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Review
Date: Monday, August 16, 2021

In this review: Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2022 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Changes to Medicaid Provider Enrollment; and Changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (final rule)
CMS fact sheet
CMS press release

Effective date: Oct. 1, 2021

Log in or create a free account to keep reading.

Join APTA to get unlimited access to content.

Create a free account Log in
Share This
Resource Details

Date: August 16, 2021
Contact:  news@apta.org
Content Type:  Review

Topics

Medicare Payment - Hospital

You Might Also Like...

News

CMS Listens to APTA, Reverses Course, OKs Hospital Use of Telehealth Post-PHE

May 15, 2023

APTA and other organizations continue to push for clarification in a range of other facility settings.

Review

Proposed FY '24 SNF and IRF Rules: Payment Increases and Few Surprises

Apr 12, 2023

Each facility type could see a 3.7% payment increase, with CMS holding off on implementing several potentially problematic ideas.

Review

Final IRF Rule: Payment Increase Grows to 3.2%; Data Collection Postponed

Aug 30, 2022

Analysis of recent data led to the payment boost, and concerns about provider burden helped delay a universal assessment requirement.