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AGENCY:
Indian Health Service, HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
Notice is given that the Principal Deputy Director of the Indian Health Service (IHS), under the authority of sections 321(a) and 322(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 248 and 249(b)), Public Law 83-568 (42 U.S.C. 2001(a)), and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), has approved the following rates for inpatient and outpatient medical care provided by IHS facilities for Calendar Year 2017 for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, beneficiaries of other Federal programs, and for recoveries under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651-2653). The Medicare Part A inpatient rates are excluded from the table below as they are paid based on the prospective payment system. Since the inpatient per diem rates set forth below do not include all physician services and practitioner services, additional payment shall be available to the extent that those services are provided.
Inpatient Hospital Per Diem Rate (Excludes Physician/Practitioner Services)
Calendar Year 2017
Lower 48 States: $2,933
Alaska: $3,235
Outpatient Per Visit Rate (Excluding Medicare)
Calendar Year 2017
Lower 48 States: $391
Alaska: $616
Outpatient Per Visit Rate (Medicare)
Calendar Year 2017
Lower 48 States: $349
Alaska: $577
Medicare Part B Inpatient Ancillary Per Diem Rate
Calendar Year 2017
Lower 48 States: $679
Alaska: $1,046
Outpatient Surgery Rate (Medicare)
Established Medicare rates for freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
Effective Date for Calendar Year 2017 Rates
Consistent with previous annual rate revisions, the Calendar Year 2017 rates will be effective for services provided on/or after January 1, 2017, to the extent consistent with payment authorities including the applicable Medicaid State plan.
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Dated: January 11, 2017.
Elizabeth A. Fowler,
Deputy Director for Management Operations, Indian Health Service.
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[FR Doc. 2017-01075 Filed 1-17-17; 8:45 am]
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