| Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is highlighting several data products the agency released during the month of June: Medicare Provider Payment and Utilization Public Use Files – Annual Update The Provider Payment and Utilization Public Use Files are provider-level data products that summarize service utilization and payments in the Medicare Fee-For-Service and Part D programs. The following files now include data for calendar year 2022: - The Medicare Inpatient Hospital datasets provide information on services provided to fee-for-service beneficiaries by Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) hospitals.
- The Medicare Outpatient Hospital datasets provide information on outpatient services and procedures provided to Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries by hospitals under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS).
- The Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners datasets provide information on services and procedures provided to fee-for-service beneficiaries by physicians and other healthcare professionals.
- The Medicare Durable Medical Equipment, Devices & Supplies datasets provide information on Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) services provided to fee-for-service beneficiaries, ordered by physicians and other healthcare professionals. New datasets are now available that provide information on DMEPOS services provided to fee-for-service beneficiaries aggregated by supplier for calendar years 2014 – 2022.
- The Medicare Part D Prescriber datasets provide information on prescription drugs prescribed by individual physicians and other healthcare professionals and paid for under the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug program.
- The Medicare Post-Acute Care and Hospice Provider Public Use File (PAC PUF) provides information on services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by home health agencies (HHAs), hospices, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), and long-term care hospitals (LTCHs). It contains information on demographic and clinical characteristics of beneficiaries served, professional and paraprofessional service utilization, submitted charges, and payments at the provider, state, and national levels. Additionally, the PAC PUF includes payment information at the case-mix grouping level for HHAs, SNFs, and IRFs.
Medicare Part D and Medicaid Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tools – Annual Update The Medicare Part D Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool and the Medicaid Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool are interactive, web-based visualization resources that present geographic comparisons of opioid prescribing rates. These tools now include data for calendar year 2022. Medicare Telehealth Trends – Quarterly Update The Medicare Telehealth Trends Data highlights trends in the use of telehealth services between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2023. The data allow for analysis of telehealth utilization by quarter, state, and various demographic characteristics. Medicare Enrollment – Monthly Update The Medicare Monthly Enrollment file presents Medicare enrollment by geographic area and now includes enrollee counts for March 2024. This update also includes new fields with enrollee counts by coverage type, demographic characteristics, and Medicare-Medicaid enrollment. | 
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