CMS Gives Nursing Homes More Time To Comment On Pay Model Proposal

By John Wilkerson / June 13, 2017 at 6:12 PM
CMS is giving nursing homes more time to comment on a proposal to replace the nursing home pay system with a model that relies on patient characteristics, rather than the amount of therapy provided. When CMS proposed the annual nursing home pay rule in April it included a separate request for industry feedback on a new pay model developed during the nursing home Payment Models Research Project. CMS originally gave the public 60 days to comment, but industry representatives told...

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