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AHA's comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ fiscal year 2020 proposed rule on the SNF prospective payment system.
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ fiscal year 2020 proposed rule for the IRF prospective payment system.
On April 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the fiscal year (FY) 2020 proposed rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS). Comments on the proposed rule are due to CMS by June 18. The final rule is expected around August 1 and will…
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’s LTCH-related provisions.
On April 17, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released its fiscal year 2020 proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility prospective payment system. Comments on the rule are due June 17. The final rule is expected around Aug. 1 and will take effect Oct. 1. 
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’s rulemaking, a redesigned SNF PPS payment…
The American Hospital Association urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use its upcoming proposed rules for IRFs and other post-acute care providers to address several issues related to the implementation of the revised case-mix grouping policies.
The Enough Is Enough infographic highlights the timeline for post-acute care reforms under the IMPACT Act of 2014, and urges policymakers to prevent additional changes that would jeopardize care for post-acute patients, provide a stable environment to implement the complex regulations already…
AHA comments regarding questions RTI submitted to the participants of the September 2018 technical expert panel on developing a unified post-acute care prospective payment system.
2019 Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Council Roster 2019 Post-Acute Care Strategy Steering Committee Roster