tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 18

Hospitals: Higher Pay On The Way For Reclassified Hospitals

The list of qualifying facilities to be released soon on CMS' Web site.Good news for hospitals.  Retroactive to patient discharges on or after April 1, more than 120 hospitals will see an increase in Medicare payments, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.Those slated for an increase were chosen by CMS from nearly 550 hospitals that took advantage of a one-time appeal process set up under the reform bill for facilities to get reclassified into adjoining geographic areas with higher payment rates.Congress earmarked $900 million in assistance over the next three years, in...

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