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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Final Rule (“Final Rule”) on August 1, 2024. Taking effect on October 1, 2024, the Final Rule confirms CMS will adopt updated market area delineations based on the 2020 census. The Final Rule is scheduled to be published... READ MORE

On April 10, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2025 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Proposed Rule (“Proposed Rule”). The Proposed Rule brings a significant change in that it confirms CMS will adopt updated labor market area delineations based on the 2020 Census, taking effect on October 1, 2024.... READ MORE

The FFY 2019 IPPS Proposed Rule (“Proposed Rule”) was released on April 24, 2018, and CMS published the associated tables on its website. It is expected that the Proposed Rule will be published in the Federal Register on May 7. The release of the Proposed Rule and the accompanying tables triggers the start to... READ MORE