MHA Distributes Analysis Of Final Medicare Inpatient PPS For FFY 2027

The Missouri Hospital Association has made available a summary and analysis of the federal fiscal year 2027 Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System final payment and policy updates. The analysis includes the financial effects of market basket updates, the budget neutrality adjustment, reductions mandated by the Affordable Care Act, wage index updates, Medicare disproportionate share changes, quality-based payment adjustments and coding adjustments.

Results are illustrated in national, Missouri, health system and individual hospital groupings. IPPS hospitals in Missouri are projected to receive an estimated aggregated decrease of $8.8 million in Medicare payments or -0.4%. Although footnoted, the effects of the Medicare sequestration are not included.

Policy and analytic studies, prepared for distribution by the Hospital Industry Data Institute, are made available for download to authorized users of HIDI Advantage^®.