Medicare Information Resource, Issue 2007-06B: CMS Proposes Increase in Medicare Payments to Nursing Homes for 2008 (PE200705-01)

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MIR-2007- 06A, June 2007

CMS Proposes Increase in Medicare Payments to Nursing Homes for 2008 (PE200705-01)

Medicare payments to nursing homes would increase by approximately $690 million in fiscal year 2008 under new rates proposed today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This 3.3 percent increase would affect payment rates to nursing facilities that furnish certain skilled nursing and rehabilitation care to Medicare beneficiaries recovering from serious health problems. The proposed rule for the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (SNF PPS) was placed on display at the Federal Register on April 30, 2007.

To see the CMS Press Release, please click on http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press_releases.asp .

To view the proposed rule, click on http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SNFPPS/downloads/cms-1545-p-display.pdf .

For further information about the SNF PPS, please click on http://www.cms.hhs.gov/snfpps/ .

CMS Learn Resource 200705-01

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