Thursday, March 20, 2014

Medicare Part A-Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013


Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 – FY 2014 Low Volume 412.101 Applications

Section 1105 - Extension of Medicare Inpatient Hospital Payment Adjustment for Low-Volume Hospitals - The Affordable Care Act allowed qualifying low-volume hospitals to receive add-on payments based on the number of Medicare discharges from the hospital. To qualify, the hospital must have less than 1,600 Medicare discharges and be 15 miles or greater from the nearest like hospital. This provision extends the payment adjustment through March 31, 2014, retroactive to October 1, 2013. For information can be found by clicking here.