Medicare Program: Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, Ambulatory Surgical Center System, Graduate Medical Education and Critical Access Hospital; Interim and Final Rule with Comment Period
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Description
Addresses changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and CY 2008 Payment Rates, the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System and CY 2008 Payment Rates, the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and FY 2008 Payment Rates. Describes changes relating to the necessary provider designations of Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) and to the conditions of participation requirements. Also addresses changes to graduate medical education (GME) payments made to teaching
hospitals that have Medicare affiliation agreements for certain emergency situations.
Citation
Federal Register, 72(227), 66579-67226
Date
11/2007
Type
Document
Organization
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Tagged as
Critical Access Hospitals · Graduate medical education · Legislation and regulations · Medicare