Fact Sheet: Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) & Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule, & Request For Information

The fact sheet was issued on April 24, 2018, by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It summarizes the provisions of a proposed rule published on May 7, 2018. The proposed rule addresses Medicare acute and long-term hospital payment systems, changes, and rates for fiscal year 2019. It also addresses a change to the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs and requirements for eligible hospitals and professionals . . .