As discussed in the FY 2019 SNF PPS final rule, PDPM will completely replace RUGs for Medicare Part A Fee-For-Service payment to SNFs effective October 1, 2019. The implementation of PDPM was finalized in a budget neutral manner. Payment will be based on patient characteristics associated with...
CMS Issues FY 2015 Medicare SNF PPS Final RuleEdwards, Susan
CMS releases proposed FY 2016 SNF rule. (cover story)The article reports on the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) fiscal year 2016 proposal for a 1.4 percent increase in Medicare fee-for-service payments under the skilled-nursing facility (SNF) payment system....