CHA Response to Medicare IPPS Proposed Rule for Fiscal Year 2024

CHA submitted comments for the Medicare IPPS proposed rule’s request for information on safety net hospitals.
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Children's Hospital Association submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, specifically the request for information on safety net hospitals. The letter urges CMS to consider hospitals, including children’s hospitals, who are significant Medicaid providers in any definition.

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