Faso Sends Comments to CMS Urging Reconsideration of Medicare Repayment Rate for Kingston Hospital
Congressman
From the official comments sent to CMS:
"HAHV's closest competitor is a mere eight miles away, across the
"This disparity has long been unfair to the
"As the only hospitals in the
A PDF of the letter can be found here (https://faso.house.gov/uploadedfiles/18.06.26_letter_to_cms_about_medicare_wage_index_for_kingston_hospital.pdf). Full comments are also included below:
Administrator
Re: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2019 Rates; etc.
Dear Administrator Verma,
Thank you for this opportunity to provide public comments as part of docket number CMS-2018-0046, regulatory identifier number 0938-AT27, related to wage index disparities. I greatly appreciate your interest in this matter.
As you know, existing statistical boundaries can lead to large imbalances under the current wage index system. The current structure directly and adversely impacts the
HAHV's closest competitor is a mere eight miles away, across the
I recognize the need to create rules which govern the wage index matter; however, CMS rules to govern wage index should not inadvertently penalize critical care facilities within the same labor market, just because they happen to be located in an adjoining statistical area. Surely, a reasonable disparity measure can be determined to avoid such adverse consequences in situations like that faced by the
When promulgating the final version of this proposed rule, I urge you to make changes to the reclassification process to better smooth disparities caused by existing CMS regulations. Such changes are necessary to insure the future financial stability of critical hospitals such as that in
Sincerely,
Member of
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