CMS Comment Letter on Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Proposed Rule, June 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) proposed rule for Medicare inpatient prospective payment systems fiscal year 2023 proposes to revise hospital infection prevention and control condition of participation requirements to require hospitals and critical access hospitals to continue COVID-19 and seasonal influenza reporting after the current COVID-19 public health emergency. Duke-Margolis submitted recommendations for how CMS policies and requirements can align with ongoing federal and state initiatives to strengthen public health data infrastructure.