title: Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective   Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2016. Final rule.
abstract: This final rule updates the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for federal fiscal year (FY) 2016 as required by the statute. As required by section 1886(j)(5) of the Act, this rule includes the classification and weighting factors for the IRF PPS's case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for FY 2016. This final rule also finalizes policy changes, including the adoption of an IRF-specific market basket that reflects the cost structures of only IRF providers, a 1-year phase-in of the revised wage index changes, a 3-year phase-out of the rural adjustment for certain IRFs, and revisions and updates to the quality reporting program (QRP).
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States