Fierce Healthcare April 10, 2024
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with reactions from hospital industry lobbying groups and organizations.
The Biden administration is proposing a 2.6% increase for inpatient hospitals’ payments for the coming fiscal year, a $3.3 billion increase over the current year’s payout, as well as other policy adjustments intended to shore up surgical care coordination, drug supply, emergency preparedness monitoring, maternal health and care for the underserved.
The potential updates came under Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)’s proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) rule and the Long-Term Care Hospital pay rule, which were unveiled Wednesday afternoon.
Hospitals that participate in the IPPS Quality Reporting Program and meaningfully use electronic records are projected to get a 2.6% increase to...
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