The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says hospitals would get a 3.5-percent pay raise under the proposed inpatient rule released May 9. The American Hospital Association says the average per-case increase would be more like 2.5 percent, once various adjustments are taken into account, according to AHA News.
Whether it's 2.5 percent or 3.5 percent, the proposed rule could turn out to be the high water mark for hospitals, which may end up getting significantly less next year under the inpatient prospective payment system. That's because the rule gives hospitals a "market-basket update,"...
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