CMS Waives Medicare Nursing Home Eligibility Rule In Hip, Knee Bundle Demo

CMS waives the requirement that Medicare beneficiaries spend three days as an inpatient before going to a nursing home as part of the recently finalized hip and knee replacement bundle demo -- one of a number of demonstrations that waive that policy. Nursing homes support any policy that tests getting rid of the three-day stay requirement but are upset the waiver is limited to nursing homes that have an average of at least a three-star rating. The mandatory hip and...