Skilled Nursing Facility PPS
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission this week discussed several draft recommendations for Congress, which it could vote on in January. The proposals would make recommendations to increase payment rates for hospital inpatient and outpatient services by 1.25% in 2019; eliminate the 2019 and 2020鈥
Participants in a national collaborative to reduce catheter-associated urinary tract infections in nursing homes say the project empowered them to work with physicians and other team members to implement evidence-based practices to prevent and control infections, despite occasional challenges with鈥
The Medicare Part A deductible for inpatient hospital services will increase by $24 in calendar year 2018, to $1,340, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday. The Part A daily coinsurance amounts will be $335 for days 61-90 of hospitalization in a benefit period; $670 for鈥
This critique examines the prototype Medicare payment system for post-acute care (PAC) developed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) in 2016.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 31 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2026 final rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS).
Commenting today on a potential alternative to Medicare鈥檚 current 鈥淩UGs鈥 payment system for skilled nursing facility services, AHA said the proposed 鈥淩CS-1鈥 replacement model would generally promote the strengths of hospital-based SNFs but called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services鈥
Skilled Nursing PPS Final Rule for 2018
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has extended the deadline for submitting assessment measure data to the skilled nursing facility quality reporting program for the first three quarters of calendar year 2017 so it can correct technical issues with the current Review and Correct鈥