The American Hospital Association is calling on CMS to revise its proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system for fiscal year 2013, according to an AHA News Now report.
AHA said in a letter it is "deeply disappointed" the proposed delay in full implementation of the 25 percent rule would not begin for one-third of long-term care hospitals until July 2013, one year after the 25 percent rule takes effect. The association is also concerned the methodology used to calculate overpayments for the rule's budget neutrality adjustment "has yielded an erroneous over correction" and should be changed to account for payment policies in effect since 2003.
CMS is accepting comments on its proposed payment rule for long-term care hospitals until June 25.
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AHA said in a letter it is "deeply disappointed" the proposed delay in full implementation of the 25 percent rule would not begin for one-third of long-term care hospitals until July 2013, one year after the 25 percent rule takes effect. The association is also concerned the methodology used to calculate overpayments for the rule's budget neutrality adjustment "has yielded an erroneous over correction" and should be changed to account for payment policies in effect since 2003.
CMS is accepting comments on its proposed payment rule for long-term care hospitals until June 25.
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