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April 10, 2020
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CMS Issues Fiscal Year 2021 Proposed Medicare Payment and Policy
Changes
FY2021 Hospice Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule (CMS-1733-P)
FY2021 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF) Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS-1731-P); FY2021 Proposed Medicare Payment and Policy Changes for Skilled Nursing Facilities (CMS-1737-P)
Fiscal
Year 2021 Hospice
Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule (CMS-1733-P)
Today, the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1733-P)
that would update fiscal year (FY) 2021 Medicare payment rates and the wage
index for hospices serving Medicare beneficiaries. This rule provides model
examples of the hospice election statement and the hospice election statement
addendum that reflect the changes finalized in the FY 2020 hospice final rule
for elections on or after October 1, 2020.
To read CMS Fact Sheet
on Hospice (CMS-1733-P) click here: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/fiscal-year-2021-hospice-payment-rate-update-proposed-rule-cms-1733-p
The proposed rule
for Hospice (CMS-1733-P) can be found here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/15/2020-07959/medicare-program-fy-2021-hospice-wage-index-and-payment-rate-update
Fiscal
Year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF) Prospective Payment
System (PPS) Proposed Rule (CMS-1731-P)
Today, the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule (CMS-1731-P)
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 that updates the Medicare payment rates for
inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPFs). This proposed rule is part of our
continuing efforts to strengthen the Medicare program by better aligning payment
rates for these facilities with the costs of providing care.
To read CMS Fact Sheet on
Psych Facilities (IPF) (CMS-1731-P) click here: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/fiscal-year-2021-proposed-medicare-payment-and-policy-changes-inpatient-psychiatric-facilities-cms
The proposed rule for
Psych Facilities (IPF) (CMS-1731-P) can be found here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/14/2020-07870/medicare-program-fy-2021-inpatient-psychiatric-facilities-prospective-payment-system
Fiscal
Year 2021 Proposed Medicare Payment and Policy Changes for Skilled Nursing
Facilities (CMS-1737-P) -- Pending OFR Confirmation
Today, the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule [CMS-1737-P]
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 that updates the Medicare payment rates and the
quality programs for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). This proposed rule is
part of our continuing efforts to strengthen the Medicare program by better
aligning payment rates for these facilities with the costs of providing care
and increasing transparency so that patients are able to make informed
choices.
To read the CMS Fact Sheet
on SNF PPS (CMS-1737-P) click here: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/fiscal-year-2021-proposed-medicare-payment-and-policy-changes-skilled-nursing-facilities-cms-1737-p
The proposed rule for SNF
PPS (CMS-1737-P) can be found here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/04/15/2020-07875/medicare-program-prospective-payment-system-and-consolidated-billing-for-skilled-nursing-facilities
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