On August 2, 2016, CMS released a final rule (Final Rule) with updates to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (Hospital IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) affecting...more
CMS published the final FY2016 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System rule on August 4, 2015. In addition to updating the overall payment rate, the new rule implements key features of the Protecting Access to...more
On July 10, 2015, CMS published the calendar year (CY) 2016 home health prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule [PDF]. While the proposed rule updates and revises certain payment rates and quality measures, it also...more