Staff Contact: Andrew Wheeler
MHA released a summary and analysis of the federal fiscal year 2022 Medicare proposed Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System update. Hospitals have until Monday, June 28, to review their hospital-specific data and submit comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The analysis includes financial effects of market basket updates, market basket reductions mandated by the Affordable Care Act, budget neutrality adjustments, wage index updates, MS-LTC-DRG updates and changes to site-neutral payment reductions. Results are illustrated in national, Missouri, health system and individual hospital groupings. In aggregate, the state will see an estimated increase of 3.6% for services paid under the LTCH PPS. Although footnoted, the effects of the Medicare sequestration are not included. The analysis is available online for authorized users of HIDI Analytic Advantage.