TRICARE/CHAMPUS DRG Payment System Updates for Fiscal Year 2001

Summary

The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) has made changes to its Diagnosis Related Group (DRG)-based payment system to align with the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) updates, effective for Fiscal Year 2001. These changes include updated payment rates, cost-sharing, and loss cost outlier thresholds.