Medicare Proposes Updates for SNF, IRF, and Hospice Payment Rules

padeptofruralhealth April 6, 2024

Comment by May 28. CMS released proposed rules for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF), and Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate updates. Each rule proposes updates to Medicare payment and quality measurement policies for Fiscal Year 2025, which begins October 1. The proposed rules indicate a 4.9 percent increase in payments for rural SNFs, a 4.6 percent increase for rural IRFs, and a 2.8 percent increase in payments for rural hospices.

As Social Need Screening Advances, Transportation Remains an Afterthought

Some big changes in 2022 and 2023 have set up the healthcare sector to advance screening for non-medical social needs in 2024 and beyond. This is great news as we work to address social determinants of health (SDoH), improve health outcomes, and reduce health disparities. But one key social need – transportation – isn’t getting …
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Network_News March 19, 2024

HHS Proposes Rule to Strengthen Beneficiary Protections, Improve Access to Behavioral Health Care, and Promote Equity for Millions of Americans with Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), proposed a rule to strengthen Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage for the tens of millions of people who rely on the programs for health care coverage. The proposed rule improves protections for people […]
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lad3 December 16, 2022

CMS Proposes Policies to Improve Patient Safety and Promote Health Equity

Proposed Rule Would Reward Hospitals that Deliver High-Quality Care to Underserved Populations The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for inpatient and long-term care hospitals that builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities to advance health equity and support underserved communities. As required by statute, the fiscal year (FY) 2024 […]
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lad3 April 13, 2023

5 Essential Frameworks for Preventing Violent Child Death

The U.S. has a violent child death problem. Developing strategies to prevent violent child deaths death from firearms and traffic crashes is a demanding task that requires consideration of numerous upstream, interrelated, and tangential issues. To help safety advocates develop strategies to prevent violent child death, we compiled five frameworks to help: Understand and explain …
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Network_News December 8, 2022

CMS Proposes Policies to Improve Patient Safety and Promote Health Equity

Proposed Rule Would Reward Hospitals that Deliver High-Quality Care to Underserved Populations Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule for inpatient and long-term care hospitals that builds on the Biden-Harris Administration’s key priorities to advance health equity and support underserved communities. As required by statute, the fiscal year (FY) […]
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lad3 April 11, 2023

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