FY 2022 IPPS Final Rule

On August 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the fiscal year 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule that includes annual updates to operating rates and payments for acute care hospitals, including uncompensated care and wage index updates. The 2022 IPPS rule also updates requirements for the Inpatient Quality Reporting program, inpatient pay-for-performance programs, and Medicare hospital Promoting Interoperability (PI) program.