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On May 11, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released the 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Proposed Rule (“Proposed Rule”). One of the most significant updates is the proposed addition of a new requirement to the Medicare cost report submission process. Specifically, hospitals would be required to provide the median payer-specific…Read More

States like Indiana, Connecticut and Maine are offering to pay nursing homes a higher per diem for COVID-19 presumptive residents or a higher percentage reimbursement rate if a nursing home qualifies as a “COVID-19 ready” facility, as discussed in our recent article here. As nursing homes assess, plan for and take actions to qualify as…Read More

Last week, we published the first article installment covering the HEA 1004 legislation, which was signed into law by Governor Eric Holcomb earlier this spring. HEA 1004 contains a number of sweeping health law changes in Indiana and goes into effect on July 1, 2020. Two Key Developments That You Will be Required to Follow…Read More

As COVID-19-related testing capabilities increase along with other kinds of desired laboratory tests, clinical laboratories are encountering heightened volumes resulting from rising demand for services. Recovery homes and clinical treatment facilities may also see heightened demand for services stemming from the COVID-19 fall-out. In addition to this demand, these entities may wish to promote their…Read More

Friday, May 15 Recap Our Federal Advocacy Team is dedicated to providing frequent COVID-19 updates as they develop. Going forward, these updates will be distributed as developments warrant instead of nightly. These updates along with other resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website​. Note – ​we believe this is the…Read More

On May 8, 2020, CMS released the FY 2022 Hospital Wage Index Development Timetable. The timetable indicates that the preliminary FY 2022 Worksheet S-3, Parts II and III wage index Public Use File (“PUF”) will be released on May 18, 2020. The PUF will contain wage data based on FFY 2018 hospital cost reports –…Read More

The FFY 2021 IPPS Proposed Rule (“Proposed Rule”) was released on May 11, 2020, and CMS published the associated tables on its website. It is expected that the Proposed Rule will be published in the Federal Register on May 29, 2020. The release of the Proposed Rule and the accompanying tables triggers the start to…Read More

Wednesday, May 13 Recap Note – ​We believe this is the most up-to-date information available at this time, but it is subject to change ​as circumstances warrant. Also, all finalized resources can be found ​on the COVID-19 ​Resource ​Center page ​of Hall Render’s website.​ CMS Launches Toolkit on State Actions to Mitigate COVID-19 in Nursing Homes CMS…Read More

On May 11, 2020, CMS released the 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (“IPPS”) Proposed Rule (“Proposed Rule”). Among other changes in the Proposed Rule, CMS is adopting updated labor market area delineations to take effect on October 1, 2020. Hospitals should review whether they are in a county that is affected by the updated delineations…Read More