The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed an increase in 2021 Medicare payments to inpatient rehab facilities (IFRs) by $270 million. The proposal also included a suggested 5% cap on wage index decreases.
Medicare spent approximately $8 billion on IRF care for beneficiaries -...National News
Annual prospective pay rules are good news for skilled nursing facilities, hospices, inpatient psychiatric facilities and inpatient rehab facilities.
As well as increases in rates of payments, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposes reductions in a variety of regulatory burdens. A listing of proposed changes can be...