Rule could put some IRFs out of business.
Now that the comment period has ended for inpatient rehab providers to tell the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services what they think about its attempt to fix the 75 percent rule, it's time for providers to call their congressmen - and figure out how they'll comply with the rule if it isn't changed.
CMS published its proposed inpatient rehab criteria rule (i.e., the 65 percent rule) in the Federal Register Sept. 9. And although the rule looks okay at first glance - since it drops the percentage of...
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