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B-333873
February 2, 2022
The Honorable Ron Wyden
Chairman
The Honorable
Ranking Member Mike Crapo
Committee on Finance
United States Senate
The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
Chairman
The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican Leader
Committee on Energy and Commerce
House of Representatives
The Honorable Richard Neal
Chairman
The Honorable Kevin Brady
Ranking Member
Committee on Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services: Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for
Acute Care Hospitals; Changes to Medicare Graduate Medical Education Payments
for Teaching Hospitals; Changes to Organ Acquisition Payment Policies
Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule
promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment
Systems for Acute Care Hospitals; Changes to Medicare Graduate Medical Education
Payments for Teaching Hospitals; Changes to Organ Acquisition Payment Policies (RIN: 0938-
AU44). We received the rule on December 27, 2021. It was published in the Federal Register
as a final rule on December 27, 2021. 86 Fed. Reg. 73416. The effective date is February 25,
2022.
CMS stated this final rule finalizes certain provisions of the fiscal year 2022 IPPS/LTCH PPS
proposed rule. 86 Fed. Reg. 25070. These provisions implement policies based on legislative
changes relative to Medicare graduate medical education for teaching hospitals provided by the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. 116-260, div. CC, 134 Stat 1182, 2967 (Dec. 27,
2020); and changes, clarifications, and codifications for Medicare organ acquisition payment
policies relative to organ procurement organizations, transplant hospitals, and donor community
hospitals.

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