The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a 2024 proposed rule for prospective payments and policies for Medicare-reimbursed inpatient psychiatric facilities.
On Tuesday, CMS proposed to increase the pool of total payments doled out for all inpatient psychiatric facilities by a net of 1.9%. The agency also said it will pursue several other initiatives via the proposed rule, Behavioral Health Business reports.
Last year, CMS proposed a 2.7% rate increase. Read more.