CMS Publishes FY 2022 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule
By Paul Holden,
Moss Adams
By Michael Newell,
Moss Adams
By Glenn Bunting,
Moss Adams
On May 10, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the proposed rule in the Federal Register for the fiscal year (FY) 2022 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). The rule affects discharge dates on or after October 1, 2021.
Each year, CMS publishes updates to the regulations for inflation factors, wage index adjustments, and other patient-care-related payment adjustments. This year, CMS proposes to structure the polices to:
- Close health care equity gaps
- Assist in supporting greater access to life-saving treatment during the public health emergency (PHE)
- Build on hospitals’ readiness to respond to public health threats
This article is an overview of the FY 2022 IPPS, including proposed changes and other relevant updates.
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Leadership in Uncertain and Changing Times
By Danna Beal, M.Ed.International Speaker Author and Coach
We are hopefully turning the corner in the Covid-19 environment but the impact on healthcare has been immeasurable. There have been no one-size-fits-all solutions nor easy answers during these unpredictable times. Employees have been under extreme pressure to meet all the requirements at work, while also dealing with their personal lives, school closures, children at home, political dissension in families and friendships, social media, and ongoing uncertainty.
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A Little Faith Can Be Contagious
By Craig B. GarnerFounder, Garner Health Law Corporation
Ayn Rand’s best-selling novel,
The Fountainhead, begins with a vivid description of her main character’s relationship with life and the society in which he exists. The novel’s protagonist promoted Rand’s belief that individualism is superior to collectivism, a notion embraced by modern day libertarians. Conservative on the political spectrum, the so-called “right-wing” agenda exists in contrast to much of the policy promoted by the nation’s supposed “left-wing” President and Congressional leadership. These fictional labels behind which the nation often rallies, however, can be just as misleading as Rand’s proclaimed atheism and pro-choice beliefs. While the growing social divide within the United States on the other hand is hard to miss, the passion of Howard Roark, with or without clothes, still inspires an ideology that life is a gift with unlimited possibilities.
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