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Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program: December 2024 Confidential Feedback Reports

December 13, 2024

Download your December 2024 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the FY 2026 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program (SNF VBP) from iQIES. These reports include facility-level results for these measures for FY 2022, the FY 2026 SNF VBP Program baseline period: We’ll use these results for the FY 2026 SNF VBP Program year scoring and incentive payment […]

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Rural Health Clinic CY 2025 All-Inclusive Rate

December 13, 2024

CMS updated the rural health clinic (RHC) all-inclusive rate for CY 2025. The payment limit per visit for independent and provider-based RHCs in hospitals with 50 or more beds is $152.00. The payment limit per visit for specified provider-based RHCs with an April 1, 2021, established payment limit that continue to meet the qualifications in […]

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FY 2024 Medicare Fee-for-Service Improper Payment Rate

December 12, 2024

CMS reported the national Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) improper payment rate in the FY 2024 HHS Agency Financial Report. See the Other Information section under Payment Integrity Report. The 2024 national Medicare FFS improper payment rate is 7.66%, or $31.7 billion in improper payments. Most of these improper payments fall into 2 categories: More Information:

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CMS Announces Resources and Flexibilities to Assist with the Public Health Emergency in the State of Florida

September 1, 2023

August 31, 2023 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced today additional resources and flexibilities available in response to Hurricane Idalia in the State of Florida. CMS is working closely with the State of Florida to put these flexibilities in place to ensure those affected by this natural disaster have access to the care […]

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April 25 CMS Administrator’s National Stakeholder Call Summary, Recording and Transcript Now Available

June 1, 2023

As part of our partnership with CMS, we are sharing with you their e-blast. Thanks again to all those who attended the National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator on April 25. In case you missed it, here’s the link to the call summary, recording and transcript: CMS National Stakeholder Calls. The call featured CMS […]

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