Skilled Nursing News October 17, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) went over the off-cycle Medicare revalidation process for nursing homes in its latest open door forum on Thursday, its first in several months.
About one-third of all providers will receive a letter from their Medicare administrative contractor (MAC) between this month and December requesting completion of the revalidation form, Frank Whelan, technical advisor for CMS, said during the open door forum.
Notably, five states affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton will have more time to complete the Medicare revalidation process.Whelan said Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina will have until May 1, 2025 to finish the revalidation, even if they’ve received letters from their MAC saying otherwise.
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