Medicare Program; Changes to the Fiscal Year 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Rates Due to Court Decision
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2024-10-03 · Effective 2024-09-30 · 89 FR 80405
Document
Document number
2024-22765
Federal Register citation
89 FR 80405
CFR reference
42 CFR 412
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final action with comment period.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2024-10-03
Effective date
2024-09-30
HHS docket
CMS-1808-IFC
Abstract
This interim final action with comment period (IFC) implements revised Medicare wage index values for FY 2025, establishes a transitional payment exception for low wage hospitals significantly impacted by those revisions, and makes conforming changes to the hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) payment rates for FY 2025. These changes reflect the removal of the low wage index hospital policy following the appellate court decision in Bridgeport Hosp. v. Becerra. This rule also makes conforming changes to IPPS rates and factors used to determine certain payments under the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS).