Regulations and Regulatory Advocacy
As strongly advocated by the AHA, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that it is rescinding prior audit denials for hospitals that had failed to qualify for the 鈥渕id-build exception鈥 so that the agency can review the determinations.
Elizabeth Fowler, Ph.D, J.D.
Deputy Administrator and Director
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21244
Dear Dr. Fowler:
This Regulatory Advisory summarizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 fiscal year 2022 final rules and policy changes for the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system.
This Regulatory Advisory summarizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 fiscal year 2022 final rules and policy changes for the long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment system.
This Regulatory Advisory summarizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 fiscal year 2022 final rules and policy changes for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system.
AHA raises 鈥渟ubstantial concerns鈥 with the prototype payment model that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and RTI International are developing for the new unified post-acute care prospective鈥
Given the recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases around the country, we can鈥檛 say how much longer the official public health emergency will last. But we do know that many regulatory waivers put into place by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at the start of the pandemic have worked very鈥
The AHA issued a Regulatory Advisory with a summary of the July 29 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 final rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2022.
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 445-G
Washington, DC 20201
RE: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Updating Payment Parameters, Section 1332 Waiver Implementing鈥
On June 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2022 proposed rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS). Comments on the proposed rule are due to CMS by Aug. 27.