FY 2020 IPPS Final Rule Summary

In this episode, we are joined by Jaycee Lin, Senior Consultant for BESLER's Reimbursement Services team, to discuss significant changes resulting from the FY 2020 IPPS Final Rule. Highlights of this episode include: analysis behind CMS' projected 3% increase in Medicare spending on inpatient hospital services in FY 2020, reasons why CMS' planned changes with DSH are a possible cause of concern for hospitals, information about the three wage index adjustments that were proposed by CMS in an attempt to re-align wage index factors for IPPS payments, and more...