The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule last Wednesday that delays the implementation of a Trump-era rule which would incentivize the use of value-based drug pricing agreements for the Medicaid program. The original version of the regulation was finalized in December 2021, but the Biden...Arizona News
Skilled nursing facilities (SNF) may secure a $887 million increase in payments by fiscal year 2020 under an April 2019 proposed rule aiming to update the payment rates and quality programs to align with value-based care models.
Due to a three percent market basket increase factor, paired with a 0.5 percentage point reduction for...Arizona News
Beginning October 1, the new Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) model begins and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) will automatically lose two-percent of Medicare funding.
SNFs have the opportunity to receive incentive payments from the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) based on the quality of their care rather than the...