Medicare Program; Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System-Update for Rate Year Beginning July 1, 2011 (RY 2012)
January 27, 2011 For fiscal year 2011, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) has abandoned the creation of a PPS per diem rate specifically for IPFs that would include separate rates for hospital-based and freestanding facilities. The proposed rule was released January 27, 2011. CMS is accepting comments through March 22. The rule affects 1,653 hospital-based and freestanding facilities; it will go into effect for discharges on and after July 1, 2011. Download the Report . . .
