Proposed rule expands CMS’ post-acute transfer policy
Rehab Regs, May 5, 2005
Last week, CMS proposed a regulation that would extend its current policy of treating discharges to post-acute care providers from 30 to 223 diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) as patient transfers, according to PT Bulletin Online. This could potentially reduce payments to the acute care facilities. The policy is aimed at ensuring that Medicare does not pay twice for duplicative care in hospitals and post-acute care settings. The rule also proposes a 3.2% increase in 2006 inpatient payment rates for acute care hospitals that submit data on 10 quality measures. Facilities that do not submit quality data will receive a 2.8% payment increase, reported the Bulletin.
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