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Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS Changes

Guidance for transmittal 2539, dated August 31, 2012, is being rescinded and replaced by Transmittal 2627, dated January 4, 2013, to clarify hospital readmission and hospital value based purchasing values needed for the Provider Specific File and to add back in missing headings (New Technology Add-on, Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, and Hospital Value Based Purchasing.).

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: August 31, 2012

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