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Policy: BlueCross Blue Shield of Rhode Island covers interim billing for payment of services provided by an acute rehabilitation/skilled nursing facility, hospice or home health agency. Interim billing is covered for acute care hospitals only if the hospital is covered at a per diem rate.
Acute Inpatient PPS. Section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (the Act) sets forth a system of payment for the operating costs of acute care hospital inpatient stays under Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) based on prospectively set rates. This payment system is referred to as the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS).