On April 23, 2019, CMS issued its annual Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule for FY 2020 (the Proposed Rule), which will affect...more
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In OIG Report No. A-01-17-00500 (the OIG Report), OIG allegedly identifies “significant vulnerabilities” in the wage index system that result in inappropriately-adjusted Medicare payments. The OIG Report recommends several...more