CMS publishes 2022 supplemental security income ratios

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) percentages for fiscal year (FY) 2022.

Important information on benefits and considerations for hospitals, as well as other key points for healthcare entities, follows below.

Key information

Applicable healthcare entities

CMS published SSI data for the following healthcare entities:

• Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) hospitals
• Inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF)
• Long-term care hospitals (LTCH) that bill Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) for Medicare beneficiary services

Resources

The FY 2022 SSI percentages can be accessed electronically on the CMS website, and the following pages focus on each applicable healthcare entity:

• Ratios specific to IPPS hospitals
• Ratios specific to IRFs
• Ratios specific to LTCHs

Timing

CMS issued Change Request 13569 (CR), providing technical direction to MACs on March 28, 2024.

The CR states that Medicare Part A “contractors shall update their IPPS, IRF, and LTCH provider specific files prospectively, within 30 days of the implementation date of this CR, using the latest year’s SSI ratio posted to the CMS website as of the implementation date of this CR, except when explicitly directed otherwise by CMS.”

The guidance takes effect April 29, 2024.