SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES: AHCA Doles Out SNF Financing Tips
Organization asks CMS for more level payment differential.The American Health Care Association is generally pleased with Medicare's reimbursement plan for skilled nursing facilities, but it has a few suggestions on ways to make the system stronger.Noting that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to implement its payment rule with a $16 payment cliff between the first and second quarter of fiscal year 2006, AHCA is calling for the agency to average out the payment differential. It's also urging CMS against implementing a bad debt rule in FY 2006. In addition, AHCA is calling on regulators...
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