Changes to a key component of the Patient Driven Payment Model remain in limbo two years after they were first proposed, but federal regulators are still poised to refine the system to accommodate for ...
After much hype, trepidation and, for some providers, feverish planning, the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) took effect in October. There has been much speculation about how the new system, ...
CMS contracted with Acumen, LLC for SNF reform and Abt Associates for HHA reform. The goal in both cases was to develop an alternative case-mix adjustment methodology, in which Medicare payments would ...
On July 31, 2024, CMS issued a final rule (the Final Rule) for fiscal year (FY) 2025 updating Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs ...
On April 11, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the FY 2023 Medicare Proposed Rule for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs). Key policy ...
Coding intensity and Medicare expenditures increased at skilled-nursing facilities after the implementation of the Patient Driven Payment Model in October 2019, according to a study published July 21 ...