Inpatient Rehab Facility PPS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 27 issued proposed rules for the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) and skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment systems (PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2018. Highlights of the rules follow.
CMS on Dec. 20 finalized a new payment model that will bundle payment to acute care hospitals for heart attack and cardiac bypass surgery services. This Advisory highlights the critical changes CMS made to the programs from the proposed rule.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued final rules for inpatient rehabilitation facilities, skilled nursing facilities and hospice providers for fiscal year 2017. For IRFs, CMS implements a net payment increase of 1.9%, or $145 million, compared to FY 2016.