Hospital associations push CMS for higher 2027 pay bump, softer ramp-up for mandatory model
Alongside their annual criticisms of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ annual pay rate increase for inpatient care, hospital groups are pushing the agency to reconsider a mandatory na Public comments submitted this week rule skewered a proposed 2.4% net rate increase as insufficient in light of substantial financial headwinds. An accompanying mandatory expansion of a tested episode-based payment model, the CJR-X Model, was also flatly opposed.

Public comments submitted this week rule skewered a proposed 2.4% net rate increase as insufficient in light of substantial financial headwinds. An accompanying mandatory expansion of a tested episode-based payment model, the CJR-X Model, was also flatly opposed.
Source: Fierce Healthcare