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Impact of final IPPS regulations for FY 2008
NOTE: Impact estimates are based on FY 2006 Medicare claims data (MedPAR March file). IPPS reimbursement is computed on a patient-by-patient basis according to regulations for respective fiscal years. Each component of reimbursement is included in calculating payment: the respective DRG grouper, relative weights, hospital blended rate, outlier payment, DSH adjustments, IME adjustments, transfer adjustments, etc.
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Medicare
May Continue to Underpay Hospitals for the Most Costly
Cases in FY 2008
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Reduced Transfer Adjustments Forecasted Under New MS-DRGs
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Rural and Smaller Hospitals Disadvantaged Under New IPPS Regulations
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Cardiovascular Surgery Hardest Hit by New IPPS Regulations
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Teaching Hospitals
Receive a Boost in Case Mix Index Under New MS-DRGs