CMS finalized a 2.4% pay bump for nursing homes in fiscal 2020 on Tuesday (July 30) as part of the industry’s annual pay rule, as well as changes to how many patients can be involved in group therapy under the new Medicare pay model that will go into effect Oct. 1. The skilled nursing facilities lobby applauded the rule and said it could help rural nursing homes. “The 2.4 percent market basket increase is critical, especially as members are actively...