Medicare Program; Announcement of the Calendar Year 2002 Conversion Factor for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and a Pro Rata Reduction on Transitional Pass-Through Payments
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2001-11-02 · Effective 2002-01-01 · 66 FR 55857
Document
Document number
01-27659
Federal Register citation
66 FR 55857
CFR reference
42 CFR 419
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2001-11-02
Effective date
2002-01-01
HHS docket
CMS-1159-F1
Abstract
This final rule announces the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system conversion factor for calendar year (CY) 2002. In addition, it describes the Secretary's estimate of the total amount of transitional pass-through payments for CY 2002 and the implementation of a uniform reduction in each of the pass-through payments for that year.