tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 7

Hospitals: LTC Hospitals Next In Line For Pay Hike

Proposed rule answers call for fee updates, policy changes.Good things are in store for long-term care hospitals.LTCHs are looking at a 2.9 percent boost in Medicare pay starting July 1, 2004, with a forecast for total reimbursement increases to reach $2.33 billion in 2005, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed Jan. 23.Hospitals will see the new federal rates ramped in with their own costs over a five year period, but will be offered a one-time, irrevocable opportunity to move to the full federal PPS payment rate during the phase-in.CMS also proposes...

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