CMS sets sights on future quality, payment initiatives in 2016 SNF PPS proposed rule
Billing Alert for Long-Term Care, July 1, 2015
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In mid-April, CMS released its proposed SNF PPS rule for fiscal year (FY) 2016. Though the rulemaking document is an annual ritual, this year's iteration, which experts who spoke with HCPro predict will pass largely unaltered, departed from its recent predecessors in one distinct aspect: its preoccupation with long-term projects.
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