The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the proposed rule on April 11, 2025, for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS) fiscal year (FY) 2026 update (the ...

CMS has released its proposed Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) rule for fiscal year 2023, which includes a reduction in Medicare payments for SNFs. The proposed payment ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on April 27, 2018 to overhaul the payment system for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Specifically, the rule would “update ...

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has urged CMS not to cut Medicare payments for skilled nursing facilities in fiscal year 2023, as the agency put forth in its Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued the final rule updating Medicare payment policies and rates for skilled nursing facilities under the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective ...

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 ...

The time is now for us all understand the upcoming shifts to the skilled nursing facility quality reporting program (SNF QRP). This is not simply a program for one department to understand. In order ...

Q: Are new measures included in the expanded SNF VBP Program the same ones used in SNF QRP? A: Not entirely. Currently, the Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) program uses the ...

After CMS’ 2027 payment rule, “it’s going to be business as usual” for most facilities, except for two operational changes facilities should start preparing for, Jessie McGill, BSN, RN, senior ...

Proposal also includes updates to SNF reporting and purchasing programs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued a proposed rule featuring a 3.7% Medicare payment increase under ...

Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2017, SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program, SNF Quality Reporting Program, and SNF Payment ...

For inpatient rehabilitation facilities, the agency proposed an overall update of 1.6%, or $125 million, compared to payments in fiscal 2016. Hospices would see a 2%, or $330 million, increase for ...