Medicare Information Resource, Issue 2007-06A: CMS Announces Policy and Payment Changes for Long-Term Care Hospitals for Rate Year 2008 (PE200705-04)

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MIR-2007- 06A, June 2007

CMS Announces Policy and Payment Changes for Long-Term Care Hospitals for Rate Year 2008 (PE200705-04)

On May 1, 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the Final Rule titled “Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Long‑Term Care Hospitals RY 2008: Final Annual Payment Rate Updates, and Policy Changes; and Final Hospital Direct and Indirect Graduate Medical Education Policy Changes” (CMS-1529-F). This Final Rule includes proposed payment rates and policy changes for hospitals paid under the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for the 2008 Rate Year.

This Final Rule also includes a change concerning Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) payments to teaching hospitals. The Final Rule modifies the rules concerning GME payments to teaching hospitals with respect to the time that residents spend training in non-hospital settings.

The display copy of the Final Rule can be viewed at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/LongTermCareHospitalPPS/downloads/cms-1529-f.pdf .

To view the CMS Press Release, click on http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=2154 .

To view the CMS Fact Sheet, click on http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/factsheet.asp?Counter=2155 .

CMS Learn Resource 200705-04

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