Post-Acute Care
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission yesterday finalized its recommendations to provide no updates in fiscal year 2017 for Medicare payments to home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities or long-term care hospitals. In addition, the commission鈥
Post-acute care providers play an essential role in new care delivery models, but relief from burdensome regulations is needed so they can continue innovations that bring value to patients, a panel of post-acute leaders told congressional staff today at an AHA-sponsored briefing on Capitol Hill.
Post-acute care (PAC) providers play an essential role in new care delivery models, but relief from burdensome regulations is needed so they can continue innovations that bring value to patients, a panel of PAC leaders told congressional staff Jan. 13 at an AHA-sponsored briefing on Capitol Hill.鈥
Today the AHA hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill to educate Congressional staffers on how post acute hospitals are playing an essential role in new delivery models. The four panelists were: William AltmanExecutive Vice President for Strategy, Policy and Integrated CareKindred鈥
CMS' Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS site
Legislation to create a Medicare value-based purchasing program for post-acute care 鈥渋s too narrowly focused on cutting provider payment rather than promoting 鈥榲alue鈥,鈥 AHA said in a letter today to leaders of the House Ways and Means Committee. 鈥淎HA members are deeply engaged in efforts to provide鈥