The Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Medicare Beneficiary Data for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 for Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), and Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs)
These instructions provide updated data for determining the disproportionate share adjustment for IPPS hospitals and the low-income patient adjustment for IRFs as well as payments as applicable for LTCH discharges (e.g., discharges paid by the IPPS comparable amount under the short-stay outlier payment adjustment). The SSI/Medicare beneficiary data for hospitals are available electronically and contains the name of the hospital, CMS certification number, SSI days, Medicare days, and the ratio of days for patients entitled to Medicare Part A attributable to SSI recipients.
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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: November 16, 2021
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