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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 31 issued final rules for the inpatient rehabilitation facility and the skilled nursing facility prospective payment systems for fiscal year 2019.
Held July 25, 2018
Join your colleagues as AHA policy staff review several topics of significant impact to the home health providers and seek your feedback on the potential impact of each. Below are the AHA Special Bulletin and AHA Regulatory Advisory on the HH Proposed rule for CY 2019 that…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 2 issued a proposed rule that would update home health prospective payment system payments for calendar year 2019 and change the HH quality reporting program.
The AHA appreciates the extensive work CMS has done to develop and alternative to the current SNF case-mix system. However, our evaluation of the patient-driven payment model still has several flaws, which must be addressed before the PDPM proposal can be finalized.
The AHA appreciates the extensive work CMS has done to develop and alternative to the current SNF case-mix system. However, our evaluation of the patient-driven payment model still has several flaws, which must be addressed before the PDPM proposal can be finalized.
The AHA supports several of the proposed rule’s provisions. In particular, we appreciate and endorse the agency’s proposal to permanently withdraw the 25% Rule; however, we have substantial concerns with the associated budget neutrality adjustment proposed by CMS. We also support the proposed…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released the FY 2019 proposed rules for long-term care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and skilled nursing facilities. Please join us for a review of these proposed rules and to discuss your questions and concerns with…
CMS published its fiscal year (FY) 2019 proposed rule for the inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS). Comments on the proposed rule are due to CMS by June 26. This advisory provides a summary of the proposed rule.
On April 24, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the FY 2019 proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system. The AHA Regulatory Advisory below offers a detailed summary of the proposed rule.
On May 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the FY 2019 proposed rule for the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system. The AHA Regulatory Advisory offers a detailed summary of the proposed rule.