Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program, and Bad Debt Reductions for All Medicare Providers
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2012-11-09 · Effective 2013-01-01 · 77 FR 67450
Document
Document number
2012-26903
Federal Register citation
77 FR 67450
CFR reference
42 CFR 413
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2012-11-09
Effective date
2013-01-01
HHS docket
CMS-1352-F
Abstract
This final rule updates and makes revisions to the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2013. This rule also sets forth requirements for the ESRD quality incentive program (QIP), including for payment year (PY) 2015 and beyond. In addition, this rule implements changes to bad debt reimbursement for all Medicare providers, suppliers, and other entities eligible to receive Medicare payment for bad debt and removes the cap on bad debt reimbursement to ESRD facilities. (See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specific issues addressed in this final rule.)