Value-based purchasing

Nurses and clinicians talking in a hallway

Aug 01 | Jeff Lagasse

CMS updates SNF payments in new rule

There will be a net increase of 4.2%, or approximately $1.4 billion, in Medicare Part A payments to SNFs next year.

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Apr 15 | Susan Morse

Proposed inpatient payment rates 'woefully inadequate' AHA says

The AHA is also concerned about a proposed mandatory model for five clinical episodes.

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Mar 29 | Susan Morse

Proposed rule gives skilled nursing facilities a 4.1% increase

CMS wants to expand its ability to impose financial penalties for health and safety deficiencies.

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Nov 02, 2023 | Susan Morse

Home health agencies get less than a 1% payment increase

CMS had originally proposed a 2.2% decrease to account for the permanent behavior assumption adjustment.

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Oct 23, 2023 | Jeff Lagasse

Healthcare associations push back on CMS' sepsis rule, advocate tweaks

The associations' primary recommendation is to retire CMS' Severe Sepsis/Septic Shock Management Bundle.

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Aug 02, 2023 | Susan Morse

AHA, others call inpatient payment in final rule inadequate

Long-term care hospitals cannot afford to absorb losses in outlier threshold calculation, says AHA.

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Healthcare professionals walk hospital corridor

Aug 01, 2023 | Jeff Lagasse

CMS issues Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Final Rule

CMS estimates the rule would result in a net increase of 4%, or about $1.4 billion, in Medicare Part A payments.

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May 02, 2023 | Susan Morse

Providers may submit 2023 MIPS exception applications to CMS

CMS will conduct preview calls for the 2024 MIPS performance period until June 2, with May 19 being the last day to request a…

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Hospital room with patient and caregiver

Apr 11, 2023 | Susan Morse

AHA calls 2.8% inpatient payment increase 'woefully inadequate'

The proposed rule would recognize homelessness as an indicator of increased acute resources, which may result in higher…

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Apr 05, 2023 | Jeff Lagasse

CMS releases 2024 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule

It also includes proposals for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing…

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