The proposed reduction in payments — announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — is set to remedy an unintended 5% increase in payments for fiscal 2020, the agency said. Also in the news, a Montana hospital for psychiatric patients faces a loss of federal funding. Modern Healthcare: […]
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Medicare Payment Cuts Urged for Nursing Homes, Other Providers
A key advisory panel to Congress on Tuesday recommended increasing Medicare payment rates for acute care hospitals, long-term care hospitals, and outpatient dialysis facilities next year, while calling for a 5% pay cut for nursing homes, home health agencies, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s annual March […]