CMS Implements Value-Based Purchasing, Reporting Programs In Nursing Home Pay Rule

By John Wilkerson / July 30, 2015 at 6:45 PM
CMS released a final 2016 pay rule for nursing homes Thursday (July 30) that implements the value-based purchasing and quality reporting programs that Congress created in separate laws last year. The White House's Office of Management and Budget also is done reviewing the final pay rules for hospice and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, according to OMB's website, so CMS might publish those Friday. CMS projects that Medicare will pay $430 million more for nursing home services next year, which would be...

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