Nursing Homes

PPS Calculator Tool Updated

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LeadingAge has updated Medicare Part-A Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) calculator and the Medicare Part B therapy rate calculator to help members assess and estimate the impact of final payment changes for FY 2019, that began on Oct. 1, 2018. Access to this tool requires login via My.LeadingAge.

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LeadingAge Fights Red Hand Nursing Home Icon

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By Jodi Eyigor, LeadingAge LeadingAge has mounted a campaign to halt the red hand icon the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to attach to the Nursing Home Compare profiles of nursing homes cited for abuse. While abuse and poor quality care cannot be tolerated or excused, the icon will neither increase transparency Read More…
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LeadingAge California Sponsored SNF Bill Clears Last Policy Committee

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