Changes to the Long Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Pricer based on the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Recurring CR: R20812Q)
The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, enacted on December 29, 2007, postponed implementation of a portion of the Short Stay Outlier (SSO) payment adjustment formula effective upon enactment for a period of 3 years. It also revised the Federal rate for Rate Year (RY) 2008, applicable to discharges occurring on or after April 1, 2008, by providing that the base (that is, Federal) rate for RY 2008 be the same as the base rate for discharges for the hospital occurring during the rate year ending in 2007.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: March 07, 2008
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