On August 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced, “The final rule updates Medicare payment policies for hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for fiscal year 2020 and advances two key CMS priorities—‘Rethinking Rural Health’ and ‘Unleashing Innovation’—by making historic changes to how Medicare pays hospitals.”