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MedPAC Releases June Report to Congress

On June 15, 2021, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released one of their two annual Reports to Congress.[1],[2] The report includes recommendations to revise Medicare Advantage (MA) benchmark policy, streamline the portfolio of alternative payment models (APMs), replace the existing skilled nursing facility value-based purchasing program, revise indirect medical education (IME) payments, and improve [...] Read More

CMS Releases Proposed Rule for Skilled Nursing Facilities, Including Payment Updates & Changes to Quality Programs

On April 8th, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a fact sheet and unpublished proposed rule, Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2022, which updates payment rates and policies for these facilities: Increase [...] Read More

CMS Releases Proposed Payment Rules for Multiple Care Settings, Proposes Payment Increases for Hospices and Others

This evening, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed payment rules for four settings of care: hospices, inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF), skilled nursing facilities (SNF), and inpatient psychiatric facilities. Each rule contains payment updates for the prospective payment system for each type of facility as well as update to additional policies. All […]

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