Ropes & Gray: CMS Proposes Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Rules | Practical Law

Ropes & Gray: CMS Proposes Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Rules | Practical Law

This Ropes & Gray LLP memorandum discusses a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement a hospital value-based purchasing (VBP) program as mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would apply to payments for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2012, and would reward with higher payments hospitals that score well on quality care measures.

Ropes & Gray: CMS Proposes Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Rules

Practical Law Article 6-504-5528 (Approx. 2 pages)

Ropes & Gray: CMS Proposes Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Rules

by Ropes & Gray LLP
Published on 13 Jan 2011 • USA (National/Federal)
This Ropes & Gray LLP memorandum discusses a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement a hospital value-based purchasing (VBP) program as mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would apply to payments for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2012, and would reward with higher payments hospitals that score well on quality care measures.