Becker's Healthcare April 11, 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a new rule aimed at improving patient safety and care equity for inpatient and long-term care hospitals that would “recognize homelessness as an indicator of increased resource utilization in the acute inpatient hospital setting.”
The proposed rule would change the severity of three diagnosis codes describing homelessness from “non-complication or comorbidity” to “complication or comorbidity.” Doing so, according to the agency’s April 10 news release, is in line with the Biden administration’s priorities to support healthcare access for underserved and under-resourced communities. For some facilities, the proposed rule would also “result in higher payment for certain hospital stays.”
“With this proposed rule, CMS...
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