CMS TransmittalHospital Outpatient (OPPS)
Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Organ Acquisition; Rural Emergency Hospitals: Payment Policies, Conditions of Participation, Provider Enrollment, Physician Self-Referral; New Service Category for Hospital Outpatient Department Prior Authorization Process; Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating; COVID-19
FR-C1-2022-23918
Document details
- Document type
- CMS Transmittal
- Issuing body
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Document ID
- FR-C1-2022-23918
- Published
- June 5, 2026
- Effective date
- See source document
- MAC region
- National
Summary
The recent updates in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System emphasize new payment policies and conditions of participation for services offered by rural emergency hospitals. This will impNew payment policies for rural hospitals affect reimbursement rates.
Affected specialty
Hospital Outpatient (OPPS) alerts →Source document
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