CMS Poised To Take First Steps Toward Site-Neutral, Value-Based Pay In Post-Acute Care

The White House Office of Management and Budget is done reviewing CMS proposals on annual pay rates and policies that are the agency's first steps toward site-neutral and value-based pay reforms in post-acute care. OMB on July 27 finished reviewing CMS' proposed annual pay rules for inpatient rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes and hospice, according OMB's website. CMS proposed the three pay rules at the same time in April, but it's not certain that the final pay rules will be released...