Hall Render

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As part of the final regulations released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) effective January 19, 2021, CMS finalized a new exception for arrangements where an entity pays a physician less than $5,000 over the course of a calendar year in exchange for items or services. New Exception for Limited Remuneration.

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Hall Render

JUNE 22, 2022

CMS chose to forego assessing behavior in the last two PPS rules, because the COVID-19 pandemic led to significant changes in utilization, which were not responses to PDGM. CMS concluded that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to identify changes to PDGM and those due to COVID-19. Behavioral Analysis and COVID-19.

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Hall Render

APRIL 18, 2022

In other news, the number of new COVID-19 cases in SNFs is down significantly, although staffing shortages continue to be one of the top issues facing SNFs and other health care providers. Furthermore, COVID-19 is having a major impact on return to work. AARP released new data on the impact of COVID-19 on SNFs.

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