Medicare Final Rule: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems For Acute Care Hospitals & The Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System & Policy Changes & Fiscal Year 2019 Rates

This document is the preview draft issued on August 2, 2018, for the final rule for the Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System. This final rule is effective on October 1, 2018; it applies to about 3,300 acute care hospitals and 420 long-term care hospitals . . .