IRF Final Rule FY 2017

On July 29th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final 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).

The provisions of the final rule go into effect on October 1, 2016. The attached document summarizes several major provisions of the rule, which is available here.