FY17 Medicare IRF Proposed Rule

On April 21st, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule for FY 2017 Medicare payment policies and rates for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System (IRF PPS) and the IRF Quality Reporting Program (IRF QRP).

Attached please find a summary of this rule. CMS will accept comments through June 20th. The proposed rule is available here.