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DECEMBER 14, 2021

This is why, as the new year approaches, Healthcare IT News has sat down with an expert in value-based care to get his views on what 2022 will hold for the payment system. Caravan Health is a privately held company formed to create sustainable methodologies for health systems to excel in value-based care.

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AIHC

JANUARY 28, 2022

Background on the IPPS and LTCH PPS CMS pays acute care hospitals (with a few exceptions specified in the law) for inpatient stays under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS). LTCHs are paid under the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS).

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Hall Render

JULY 11, 2022

Friends – Here is my Monday morning health care real estate briefing: 1. CMS issued a proposal to overhaul the payment system for post-acute care providers (IRFs, LTACHs, SNFs and home health agencies). Payments under the plan would be based on the cost of care and patient needs per Fierce Healthcare.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Noncompliance with the Hospital Price Transparency Rule The Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule (“the final rule”) was published in November 2019 and went into effect on January 2021. In the US, hospital prices vary widely but are not visible to patients or the public. So, exactly what is this all about?

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C&M Health Law

AUGUST 10, 2022

Moreover, CMS itself had initially proposed a decrease of $320 million in aggregate Medicare Part A payments to SNFs during FY 2023, although the decrease was partially as a means to offset the unintended increase in payments of approximately $1.7

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Hall Render

JULY 14, 2023

On Friday, June 20, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted a pre-publication copy of the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update (“PPS Rule”), which has since been published in the Federal Register and is currently open for comment.

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Hall Render

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

On November 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted a pre-publication copy of the Calendar Year (“CY”) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update Final Rule (“2024 Final Rule”), which has since been filed in the Federal Register. 7,589 2019 5,871 79.3%

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