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This month, OIG updated its work plan to include a new Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Nationwide Audit. In explaining the new workstream, OIG cited high IRF error rates in other reviews and plans to determine whether...more
On April 7, 2021, CMS issued a proposed rule for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) and a proposed rule for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility (IPF) PPS for fiscal year (FY) 2022. ...more
On May 8, 2018, in its Fiscal Year 2019 (FY 2019) Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) Proposed Rule, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new case-mix classification system...more
The OIG added seven new items to its Work Plan in the May 2018 update. Among the issues addressed are emergency preparedness, the impact of generics on Medicaid drug rebates, reviews of claims for Part B outpatient cardiac...more
On July 16, 2015, CMS filed over 400 pages of regulatory comment and proposed revisions to the requirements that Long-Term Care facilities must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. CMS stated that these...more
On May 2, 2013, CMS released a proposed rule [PDF] for the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for fiscal year (FY) 2014. The proposed rule sets forth Medicare payment policies and rates governing...more