The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have announced that it will host an additional conference call on Sept. 1 about policy changes to MDS 3.0 for 2012.
CMS announces new bundled payment initiative for Medicare providers
Aug 24, 2011
A new initiative under the Affordable Care Act will provide bundled payments to healthcare providers — including post-acute facilities — to improve the coordination of care of Medicare beneficiaries...
CMS expands competitive bidding program
Aug 23, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is expanding its competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment to 91 new cities, for an estimated savings of $28 billion over 10 years, the agency...
CMS adds additional training session call on payment changes
Aug 22, 2011
Due to overwhelming interest from skilled nursing facility operators, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has added a training conference call on changes related to MDS 3.0 on Sept. 1.
CMS did more than ‘just’ cut Medicare pay by 11.1%
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Aug 19, 2011
Have you started your COT trending analysis? On Aug. 8, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the final ruling and commentary for the new implementation of the MDS changes set to take effect...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will host a national provider call Tuesday on skilled nursing facility payment changes for 2012 based on the new MDS 3.0 assessment system. Officials have called...
Study: Nursing homes to lose $79 billion in funding
Aug 16, 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ 11.1% reimbursement rate cut to skilled-nursing facilities will reduce Medicare payments to the entire sector by $79 billion over 10 years, according...
S&P downgrades nursing home ratings; SNFs lose jobs
Aug 09, 2011
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has put all six of its rated for-profit nursing home operators on Credit Watch with a negative outlook.
Report: CMS should boost reporting of fraud, abuse
Aug 03, 2011
While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made strides in reducing Medicare fraud and abuse, the agency’s sheer size leaves it vulnerable, a new report shows.
Provider shares take a hit on news of CMS reimbursement cuts
Aug 02, 2011
Shares of major skilled nursing facility operator stocks took a nosedive Monday morning following Friday’s announcement that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are cutting Medicare reimbursements...