CMS Issues FY 2015 Medicare SNF PPS Final RuleEdwards, Susan
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 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....