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$370 million increase for SNFs raises more than just pay rates
Medicare proposes changes to payment rates and quality programs for SNFs in FY18
[Announcement] SNFs: Final FY 2017 Payment and Policy Changes
On July 29, CMS issued a final rule (CMS-1645-F) outlining FY 2017 Medicare payment policies and rates for the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS), the SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP), and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program. CMS projects that aggregate payments to SNFs will increase in FY 2017 by $ 920 million, or 2.4 percent, from payments in FY 2016. This estimated increase is attributable to a 2.7 percent market basket increase reduced by 0.3 percentage points, in accordance with the multifactor productivity adjustment required by law.
Changes to the SNF QRP:
SNF VBP Program:
• Finalized additional policies, including establishing performance standards, establishing baseline and performance periods, adopting a performance scoring methodology, and providing confidential feedback reports to SNFs
For More Information:
See the full text of this excerpted CMS fact sheet (issued July 29).
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