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B-334500 Aug 09, 2022 1 (2022-08-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaonmx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-334500 August 9, 2022 The Honorable Ron Wyden Chairman The Honorable Mike Crapo Ranking Member 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; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2023 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program 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; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2023 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program (RIN: 0938-AU78). We received the rule on July 29, 2022. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on August 1, 2022. 87 Fed. Reg. 47038. The effective date is October 1, 2022. According to CMS, the final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for fiscal year (FY) 2023. CMS stated that, as required by statute, the final rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for FY 2023. In addition, CMS stated the final rule codifies CMS's existing teaching status adjustment policy through amendments to the regulation text and updates and clarifies the IRF teaching policy with respect to IRF hospital closures and displaced residents. Finally, CMS stated the final rule establishes a permanent cap policy to

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