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Separate Payment for Essential Medicines – New Biweekly Interim Payments for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System

Description
Provides an overview of payment adjustments to small, independent hospitals for establishing and maintaining access to buffer stocks of essential medicines for cost report periods beginning on or after October 1, 2024.
Date
10/2024
Type
Document
Organization
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Tagged as
Hospitals · Legislation and regulations · Medicare · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Reimbursement and payment models

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