Healthcare Finance News April 12, 2021
The impact of the payment policies would result in an increase of about $444 million in Medicare Part A payments in 2022.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility prospective payment system for fiscal year 2022.
The proposed rule also includes proposals for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Program.
According to CMS estimates, the impact of the payment policies in the proposed rule would result in an increase of about $444 million in Medicare Part A payments to SNFs in FY22.
This estimate reflects a $445 million increase from the update to...