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A new CMS final rule increases IPPS payment rates by 2.6% for 2026 and finalizes several key policy changes, including the launch of a mandatory bundled payment model, new e-prescribing standards, and ...

The Biden administration is proposing a 2.8% bump to inpatient payments to eligible hospitals in the next fiscal year, a $3.3 billion boost for facilities. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has locked in a 3.1% pay bump for inpatient payments to eligible hospitals during fiscal year 2024, which the agency said translates to a $2.2 ...

CMS pays acute care hospitals (with a few exceptions specified in the law) for inpatient stays under the IPPS and long-term care hospitals under the LTCH PPS. Under these two payment systems, CMS sets ...

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While CMS proposes a modest Medicare payment bump and an increase in uncompensated care funds, industry leaders argue it's not enough to offset rising costs, especially as potential Medicaid cuts loom ...