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Final inpatient payment rule confirms price transparency push

Dive Brief: CMS is finalizing a price transparency push that uses median payer-specific negotiated charges from Medicare Advantage organizations to inform its calculations for inpatient hospital rates beginning in 2024, according to a final rule posted Wednesday. The Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule for 2021 includes a rate increase of 2.9% for general acute careā€¦ Read More »