RevCycle Intelligence July 8, 2024
The CY 2025 ESRD Prospective Payment System rule would increase Medicare payments to facilities by 2.2%, among other policies.
CMS has proposed to increase Medicare payments to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities in a new rule for the ESRD Prospective Payment System in calendar year (CY) 2025.
The proposed rule from CMS would increase the base rate under the PPS to $273.20, a 2.2% boost for both freestanding and hospital-based ESRD facilities compared to the current year’s rate. Hospital-based facilities would see a higher boost in overall Medicare payments at a projected 3.9%, while freestanding facilities are slated for a 2.1% increase.
The rate also reflects the application of the wage index budget-neutrality adjustment factor (0.990228) and a CY 2025...