MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on Inpatient Prospective Payment System for FY 2026
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Description
Comments on an April 30, 2025, Federal Register proposed rule revising the hospital inpatient and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment systems (PPS). Discusses proposals to update inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) payment rates, update wage index values and policies, modify the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), and remove the proposed health-equity adjustment from the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program.
Date
06/2025
Organization
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
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Healthcare business and finance
· Hospitals
· Legislation and regulations
· Medicare
· Reimbursement and payment models
· Service delivery models