CMS Final Rule Estimates Overall IPF Payments to Increase by 2.3% in 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday released its Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) final rule for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, which is estimated to increase overall payments to IPFs by 2.3%, or $70 million, relative to FY 2023. While the agency’s final FY 2023 payment update is larger than its earlier proposed 1.9% increase, NABH will continue to push policymakers to recognize fully the high costs that our association’s members face. The FY 2024 update includes increases in the federal per-diem base rate to $895.63 from $865.63, and in the outlier threshold to $33,470 from $24,630, which will reduce the number of cases that qualify for an outlier payment. CMS released a fact sheet with the final rule. The NABH team is currently reviewing the rule and will share a more detailed summary in tomorrow’s CEO Update.