Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the fiscal year (FY) 2025 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) and long-term care hospital prospective payment system (LTCH PPS) proposed rule (press release, fact sheet), which applies to acute care hospital and LTCH payments beginning Oct. 1, 2025. Under the proposed rule, acute care hospitals would receive a 2.6 percent increase ($3.2 billion… (McClurg, April 10, 2024) #Demonstration Programs, #Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH), #Graduate Medical Education (GME), #Health Equity, #Hospitals, #Long-Term Care, #Long-Term Care Hospitals, #Quality