CMS’ inpatient rule adds ‘insult to injury,’ say hospital groups

Becker's Healthcare August 2, 2024
Alan Condon

CMS’ Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule will raise inpatient hospital payments by 2.9% in fiscal year 2025, but national hospital groups argue that the update does not do enough to cover the costs of inflation and the rising cost of care while also imposing a mandatory value-based model on hundreds of hospitals across the country.

Here are three leaders’ reactions to the final rule:

Chip Kahn, president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals: We have consistently raised concerns that CMS hospital payment updates have failed to reflect inflation and the costs of hospital care that remain stubbornly high. Frankly, these inadequate payment updates and CMS’ real Medicare DSH cuts for the most vulnerable leave hospitals struggling...

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