TRICARE Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) Fiscal Year 2009 DRG Updates

Summary

The TRICARE program has updated its Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) payment system to align with changes in the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS), effective for Fiscal Year 2009. The updates include new fixed loss cost outlier threshold, cost-to-charge ratios, and access to updated standardized amounts and DRG weights on the TRICARE website.