As a reminder, PDPM is the new payment model that CMS is implementing to shift the focus of Medicare fee-for-service reimbursement away from thresholds related to therapy provision to an emphasis on the clinical characteristics of the residents that your organization provides care to. There will be five case-mix categories, physical ...

We are pleased to make available the Hospice Medicare Rate Calculator which incorporates the fiscal year (FY) 2020 payment rates which are effective October 1, 2019. Access to this tool requires login via My.LeadingAge.

Overview The rule proposes a payment update of 1.5% mandated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 but the effects of that can be severely impacted by the design of the behavior assumption adjustment in the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) which reduces the proposed rates by just over 8%. Additionally, the proposal ...

NSPIRE Notice Starts 60-day Clock Before Demonstration Can Begin Despite initial reports that HUD ...

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