Becker's Healthcare March 28, 2024
CMS has released its proposed rule for inpatient rehabilitation facilities, which would see an estimated 2.8% increase in payments in 2025.
The payment update includes a 3.2% market basket update, which is reduced by a 0.4% productivity adjustment. Additionally, CMS proposes to update the outlier threshold to maintain outlier payments at 3% of total payments.
“We estimate the proposed technical rate setting changes would result in a preliminary estimated increase in IRF payments of $255 million for [fiscal year] 2025,” CMS said in a March 27 news release. “This reflects a $280 million increase from the update to the payment rates and a $25 million decrease due to the...
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