Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System
Posted on April 14, 2026 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
The FFY 2027 IPPS Proposed Rule (“Proposed Rule”) was released on April 10, 2026, and CMS published the associated tables on its Proposed Rule homepage. The Proposed Rule was published in the Federal Register on April 14. The release of the Proposed Rule and the accompanying tables triggers the start of several deadlines for... READ MORE
Posted on March 8, 2021 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) is requesting comments on the recommendations it has received from the Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Standards Review Committee for changes to OMB’s 2010 metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area standards. Among other changes, one proposal would change nearly 150 areas from urban to rural for purposes of... READ MORE
Posted on November 30, 2018 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
On November 21, 2018, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released a report (“Report”) outlining what it believes are multiple deficiencies in the Medicare wage index system. OIG recommended several changes, including revisiting the possibility of comprehensive reform and seeking authority to penalize hospitals that submit inaccurate wage... READ MORE
