On April 30, 2014, CMS issued the federal FY 2015 Medicare IPPS Proposed Rule. This release contains a proposal by CMS to implement new metropolitan areas announced by OMB in February 2013, based on 2010 census data. If this proposal is adopted, the changes would profoundly affect many aspects of Medicare program payments.
On April 30, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the federal Fiscal Year 2015 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule. This release contains a proposal by CMS to implement new metropolitan areas announced by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget in February 2013, based on 2010 census data. If this proposal is adopted, the changes would profoundly affect many aspects of Medicare program payments. All hospitals are advised to carefully examine CMS’s proposal and prepare for its effects.
