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MLN Connects® Special Edition for Wednesday, July 27, 2022

3 Final FY 2023 Payment Rules: Hospices, Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities, & Inpatient Rehabilitation



Hospices: Learn What’s New for Fiscal Year 2023

CMS issued a Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Hospice Payment Rate Update final rule to update Medicare hospice payments, wage index, quality reporting programs, and policies. See a summary of key provisions effective October 1, 2022:

  • Routine annual rate setting changes resulting in a 3.8% increase in payments for FY 2023
  • Permanent 5% cap on negative wage index changes
  • Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) updates, including the new Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation Tool, the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems hospice survey, quality measures for FY 2023, and a summary of public comments from the request for information to inform future efforts related to HQRP health equity

Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities: Learn What’s New for Fiscal Year 2023

CMS issued the Fiscal Year 2023 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF) Prospective Payment System final rule to update IPF payments, wage index, and policies. See a summary of key provisions effective October 1, 2022:

  • Updated payment rates by 3.8% with estimated payments to increase by 2.5% after productivity adjustment
  • Applied a permanent 5% cap on wage index decreases

Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities: Learn What’s New for Fiscal Year 2023

CMS issued the Fiscal Year 2023 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) final rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates. See a summary of key provisions effective October 1, 2022:

  • Updated IRF PPS payment rates by 3.9% with estimated overall payments to increase by 3.2% after productivity and outlier adjustments
  • Applied a permanent 5% cap on annual wage index decreases
  • Expanded quality data reporting on all IRF patients, regardless of payer

Posted 7/28/2022