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There will be a net increase of 4.2%, or approximately $1.4 billion, in Medicare Part A payments to SNFs next year.
During AHIP 2023, Prx Health tackles the issue of billing codes being needed for reimbursement and to prevent inappropriate use of the ER.
The finalized risk adjustment model reflects revisions focused on conditions that are subject to more coding variation.
CMS released 2024 Medicare Advantage Program and Part D Payment policies on Friday.
On his last day in office, Slavitt tells staff that winning feels good "when your winning helps others."
When looking back at the the biggest news in healthcare in 2015, an informal survey of Healthcare Finance readers found no other contender even came close to defeating ICD-10 for the reign of top issue of the year.
As part of CMS's ICD-10 transition outreach, the agency will appoint an ombudsman to help handle physician and provider issues as they arise.
But not all think organizations are ready for the change.
"Instead of imposing this unfunded mandate, Congress should delink the disease classification system from reimbursement policy, and make the adoption of the new ICD-10 code system voluntary until a less burdensome billing process is in place," The Heritage Foundation wrote in a May 18 report.
Extending the ICD-10 transition another 12 months has been significant -- estimated in the millions.
