FY 2017 IPPS Final Rule Published

CMS published the FY 2017 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule which updates the payments and policies rates effective October 1, 2016. The final rule can be found here.

In addition to this final rule, CMS published final rules for:

• Skilled Nursing Facilities Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing which can be found here
• Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System which can be found here
• Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements which can be found here

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