In this review: Medicare Program: Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities; Updates to the Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2022 (proposed rule)
Effective date: Oct. 1, 2021
Comment deadline: June 7, 2021
CMS fact sheet
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Proposed FY '22 SNF Rule: A PDPM Surprise; CMS Acknowledges Lower Therapy Rates
CMS says the PDPM is 5% more costly than the previous payment system, and warns SNFs to not let finances "override" clinical judgment.
Date: April 13, 2021
Contact: news@apta.org
Content Type: Review
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