1. Proposed Rule CMS-1498-P
Title: Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Rates
Publication Date: May 4, 2010
Description: We are proposing to revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals to implement changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems. In addition, in the Addendum to this proposed rule, we describe the proposed changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the rates for Medicare acute care hospital inpatient services for operating costs and capital related costs. These proposed changes would be applicable to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2010. We also are setting forth the proposed update to the rate of increase limits for certain hospitals excluded from the IPPS that are paid on a reasonable cost basis subject to these limits. The proposed updated rate-of-increase limits would be effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 2010.
We are proposing to update the payment policy and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals (LTCHs). In the Addendum to this proposed rule, we also set forth the proposed changes to the payment rates, factors, and other payment rate policies under the LTCH PPS. These proposed changes would be applicable to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2010.
We are proposing changes affecting the Medicare conditions of participation for hospitals relating to the types of practitioners who may provide rehabilitation services and respiratory care services.
We are proposing changes affecting the determination of the effective date of provider agreements and supplier approvals under Medicare.
Finally, we are proposing to offer psychiatric hospitals, hospitals with inpatient psychiatric programs, and psychiatric facilities that are not hospitals increased flexibility in obtaining accreditation to participate in the Medicaid program. Psychiatric hospitals would have the choice of meeting the existing regulatory requirements to participate in Medicare as a psychiatric hospital or to obtaining accreditation from a national accrediting organization whose psychiatric hospital accrediting program has been approved by CMS. Hospitals with inpatient psychiatric programs would have the choice of meeting the existing regulatory requirements for participation in Medicare as a hospital or obtaining accreditation from a national accrediting organization whose hospital accreditation program has been approved by CMS. In addition, psychiatric facilities that are not hospitals would be afforded the flexibility in obtaining accreditation by a national accrediting organization whose program has been approved by CMS, or by any other accrediting organization with comparable standards that is recognized by the State.
2. Proposed Rule CMS-1498-P2
Title: CMS-1498-P2 - Medicare Program; Provisions of the Affordable Care Act and Supplemental Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Supplemental Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Rates
Publication Date: June 2, 2010
Description: This proposed rule is a supplement to the fiscal year (FY) 2011 hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) and long-term care prospective payment system (LTCH PPS) proposed rule published in the May 4, 2010 Federal Register. This supplemental proposed rule would implement certain statutory provisions relating to Medicare payments to hospitals for inpatient services that are contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the Affordable Care Act) as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA) (collectively known as the Affordable Care Act). It would also specify statutorily required changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the rates for Medicare acute care hospital inpatient services for operating costs and capital related costs, and for long term care hospital costs.
3. Correction Notice CMS-1498-CN
Title: Medicare Program; Supplemental Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Supplemental Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Rates; Correction
Publication Date: June 2, 2010
Description: This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the supplementary proposed rule entitled "Medicare Program; Supplemental Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Supplemental Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Rates" which was filed for public inspection on May 21, 2010.
4. Correction Notice CMS-1498-CN2
Title: Medicare Program; Supplemental Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Supplemental Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Rates; Corrections
Publication Date: June 17, 2010
Description: This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the supplementary proposed rule entitled "Medicare Program; Supplemental Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Supplemental Proposed Fiscal Year 2011 Rates" which appeared in the June 2, 2010 Federal Register.
5. Final Rule CMS-1498-F
Title: [CMS-1498-F, CMS-1498-F2, and CMS-1498-IFC; CMS-1406-F] Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Changes and FY2011 Rates; Provider Agreements and Supplier Approvals; and Hospital Conditions of Participation for Rehabilitation and Respiratory Care Services; Medicaid Program: Accreditation for Providers of Inpatient Psychiatric Services
Publication Date: N/A
Description: We are revising the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals to implement changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems and to implement certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act) and other legislation. In addition, we describe the changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the rates for Medicare acute care hospital inpatient services for operating costs and capital related costs. We also are setting forth the update to the rate of increase limits for certain hospitals excluded from the IPPS that are paid on a reasonable cost basis subject to these limits.
We are updating the payment policy and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) and setting forth the changes to the payment rates, factors, and other payment rate policies under the LTCH PPS. In addition, we are finalizing the provisions of the August 27, 2009 interim final rule that implemented statutory provisions relating to payments to LTCHs and LTCH satellite facilities and increases in beds in existing LTCHs and LTCH satellite facilities under the LTCH PPS.
We are making changes affecting the: Medicare conditions of participation for hospitals relating to the types of practitioners who may provide rehabilitation services and respiratory care services; and determination of the effective date of provider agreements and supplier approvals under Medicare.
We are also setting forth provisions that offer psychiatric hospitals and hospitals with inpatient psychiatric programs increased flexibility in obtaining accreditation to participate in the Medicaid program. Psychiatric hospitals and hospitals with inpatient psychiatric programs will have the choice of undergoing a State survey or of obtaining accreditation from a national accrediting organization whose hospital accreditation program has been approved by CMS.
We are also issuing an interim final rule with comment period to implement a provision of the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 relating to Medicare payments for outpatient services provided prior to a Medicare beneficiary's inpatient admission.
6. Correction Notice CMS-1498-CN3
Title: Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Changes and FY 2011 Rates; Provider Agreements and Supplier Approvals; and Hospital Conditions of Participation for Rehabilitation and Respiratory Care Services; Medicaid Program: Accreditation for Providers of Inpatient Psychiatric Services; Corrections
Description: This document corrects technical and typographical errors in the final rules and interim final rule with comment period entitled ``Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Changes and FY 2011 Rates; Provider Agreements and Supplier Approvals; and Hospital Conditions of Participation for Rehabilitation and Respiratory Care Services; Medicaid Program: Accreditation for Providers of Inpatient Psychiatric Services'' that appeared in the August 16, 2010 Federal Register.
7. Notice CMS-1357-N
Title: Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and Fiscal Year
2011 Final Wage Indices Implementing the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act
Description: This notice contains the final fiscal year (FY) 2011 wage indices and hospital reclassifications and other related tables which reflect changes required by or resulting from the implementation of section 102 of the Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010. MMEA requires the extension of the expiration date for certain geographic reclassifications and special exception wage indices through September 30, 2011.