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CMS locks in 2.3% inpatient hospital base pay increase, nudges back CJR-X Model start date

July 31, 2026

July 31, 2026

The Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule’s base pay increase is slightly below what was proposed earlier this year, though the agency said it now expects the rule’s changes to bring hospital payments hundreds of millions of dollars higher than its prior projection.

This article was originally published on Fierce Healthcare.