On October 30th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule for the Calendar Year (CY) 2016 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System. The final rule updates Medicare payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient departments, ASCs, and partial hospitalization services furnished by community mental health providers. The final rule also includes modifications to the two-midnight rule.
The attached document summarizes several major provisions of the final rule.