CMS locks in 2.3% inpatient hospital base pay increase, nudges back CJR-X Model start date

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday locked in a 2.3% increase for base inpatient hospital payments for fiscal year 2027 and slightly delayed the launch of the CJR-X Model, the | The Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule's base pay increase is slightly below what was proposed earlier this year, though the agency said it now expects the rule's changes to bring hospital payments hundreds of millions of dollars higher than its prior projection.