Ideas & Insights

This issue outlines the various funding sources for COVID-19-impacted senior living providers, along with related payment requirements.

The AICPA has issued additional technical questions and answers for health care entities related to leasing and CARES Act provisions.

Learn about the new patient-driven payment model case mix for skilled nursing facilities, including nontherapy ancillaries.

Learn about the new patient-driven payment model case mix, including nursing components, recently released by CMS.

Learn about the new patient-driven payment model case mix, including therapy components, recently released by CMS.

Part B fee schedules for 2019 received a 0.1 percent increase and have been in place since Jan. 1, 2019. Learn more.

Skilled nursing facilities’ Medicare fee-for-service payments must reflect the rate adjustments due to value-based purchasing. Learn more.

Learn about the quality reporting program measures released by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for skilled nursing facilities.

Home office cost statement requirements will be enforced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Learn more.

The Medicare payment rule for 2019 was finalized for skilled nursing facilities and prospective payment systems. Learn more.

Learn about the new minimum data set changes for skilled nursing facilities. Making these key updates will affect future reimbursement.

Get insights on prospective payment system, case-mix payment methodology and consolidated billing changes for skilled nursing facilities.

Get clarification on the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ skilled nursing facility advance beneficiary notice. Learn more.

It’s expected the new patient-driven payment model will be more closely aligned with skilled nursing facilities’ quality reporting systems.

The skilled nursing facility value-based purchasing program started fiscal year 2018. Learn important program payment dates and more.

In April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will phase in new Medicare cards using randomly assigned numbers. Learn more.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services moves forward with the targeted probe and educate program to reduce claims denials and appeals.

The therapy cap on Medicare Part B therapy services has been repealed. Learn what this means for your skilled nursing facility.

Due to developing guidance, Part B therapy providers should closely monitor the amount of therapy furnished, beginning with services.

Long term care providers must implement a new survey process launched on Nov. 28. Learn about the need for baseline care plans and more.