On April 10, 2023, CMS released the proposed rule for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment system (IPPS). Key health equity proposals include a new health equity adjustment in the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program (HVBP) and the continued rollout of social drivers of health measures across quality reporting programs.
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What's Inside
HVBP Health Equity Adjustment: Understand the methodology behind this new adjustment and how it might influence the magnitude of bonus payments or penalties incurred through the HVBP.
Health Equity Quality Reporting Measures: See where CMS has introduced 3 health equity measures across its quality reporting programs that span the continuum of care: the Facility Commitment to Health Equity measure, Screening for Social Drivers of Health measure, and Screen Positive Rate for Social Drivers of Health measure.