August 4, 2008
CMS Announces More Accurate Payments for Inpatient Rehabilitation Services in FY 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a final rule to improve the accuracy of payment for services furnished to people with Medicare who need the intensive rehabilitation services provided by Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs). These include patients who are recovering from serious illnesses or injuries, such as stroke, spinal cord injuries, severe burns, amputations and a number of other conditions. There are currently more than 1,200 facilities that are paid as IRFs. CMS projects that Medicare payments to IRFs under this final rule will be approximately $5.6 billion in FY 2009.
To view a copy of the entire press release, please visit www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press_releases.asp
For more information, please visit the following website resources:
- The fact sheet is available at: www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/fact_sheets.asp
- CMS Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility webpage at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/InpatientRehabFacPPS/.
- The copy of the final regulation is available at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/InpatientRehabFacPPS/LIRFF/list.asp#TopOfPage
