CMS Proposes 2.8% IRF Pay Bump, Calls For Star Ratings Input

CMS proposes a 2.8% pay bump for inpatient rehab facilities in its fiscal 2025 prospective pay rule released Wednesday (March 27), along with a handful of new measures for the IRF quality reporting program and a pair of requests for information that’d be used to establish a star-rating system for the sector and beef up its quality reporting data. When all payment elements are considered, IRFs would see an estimated $255 million more next fiscal year under the pay rule...