# Medicare Program; Extension of the Payment Adjustment for Low-Volume Hospitals and the Medicare-Dependent Hospital (MDH) Program Under the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) for Acute Care Hospitals for Fiscal Year 2014
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Interim final rule with comment period. · Published 2014-03-18 · Effective 2014-03-14 · 79 FR 15022
## Document
- **Document number:** 2014-05922
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 79 FR 15022
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 412
- **Publication date:** 2014-03-18
- **Effective date:** 2014-03-14
- **HHS docket:** CMS-1599-IFC2
## Abstract

This interim final rule with comment period implements changes to the payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and to the Medicare- dependent hospital (MDH) program under the hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for FY 2014 (through March 31, 2014) in accordance with sections 1105 and 1106, respectively, of the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/03/18/2014-05922/medicare-program-extension-of-the-payment-adjustment-for-low-volume-hospitals-and-the)
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