Long-Term Care PPS
The AHA today submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 fiscal year 2020 proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system.
AHA comments on the LTCH provisions in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥 fiscal year 2020 proposed rule for the inpatient and LTCH prospective payment systems.
On April 23, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its fiscal year 2020 proposed rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems. Comments on the rule are due to CMS by June 24. This AAHA advisory covers the rule鈥檚 LTCH-related provisions.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued the skilled nursing facility (SNF) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) prospective payment systems (PPS) proposed rules for fiscal year (FY) 2020.
AHA Take: As finalized in last year鈥檚 rulemaking, a redesigned SNF PPS payment鈥
Under the proposed rule, payments would increase by $37 million as compared to fiscal year 2019. CMS also estimates that site-neutral cases will continue to decrease as a proportion of total cases, and will account for 29 percent of all LTCH cases in FY 2020.
Long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) serve a critical role within the Medicare program by treating the sickest patients who need extended hospital stays. This important role is under threat as the LTCH field implements the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 requirement for 鈥渟ite-neutral鈥 payments for cases鈥
On August 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published its fiscal year 2019 final rule for the inpatient and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released its final rules for fiscal year 2019 for the skilled nursing facility, inpatient rehabilitation facility and long-term care hospital prospective payment systems. Join us for a detailed overview of the final rules and to address鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services August 2 issued a final rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system for fiscal year (FY) 2019. In general, this rule takes effect Oct. 1; however, some key provisions were finalized for implementation in FYs 2020 and 2021.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late today issued its long-term care hospital prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2019.