On the evening of April 10th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released three proposed rules. These rules include proposals related to payment, quality reporting, and other areas for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), inpatient psychiatric facilities, and hospices. Comments on the proposed rules are due on June 9, 2020. Total Payments to SNFs to [...] Read More
Tweet On July 30, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released their Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Final Rule for Fiscal Year 2020. Overall, CMS estimates that total payment to SNFs will increase by $851 million in FY 2020. Major finalized provisions within the rule include expansion of the window to complete an [...] Read More
On April 19, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule for FY 2020 payment and quality program updates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). CMS estimates that Medicare payment to SNFs will increase by $887 million in FY 2020. The market basket update is to increase by 2.5 percent. SNFs [...] Read More
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has released their Fiscal Year 2017 HHS OIG Work Plan. The OIG seeks to identify opportunities to improve various HHS programs and also holds those who do not meet requirements or violate federal laws accountable. Their work encompasses […]
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