JAMDA
December 24, 2021
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Policy Snapshot
March 15, 2024
Skilled Nursing Facilities: Billing Medicare for Respiratory Vaccines
Medicare pays for vaccines administered during a patient’s stay in a nursing home. Vaccine payment depends on the type of vaccine and whether the patient is using their Skilled Nursing Facility Part A benefit. Learn how to bill for a number of vaccines
Policy Snapshot
October 7, 2024
Deadline Extended: Urge Your Members of Congress to Take Action on Medicare
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (MPFS) that includes yet another 2.8% cut to Medicare payments on January 1, 2025. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD (R-IA) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), along with a bipartisan grou...
JAMDA
June 6, 2020
Skilled Nursing Facility Characteristics Associated With Financially Motivated Therapy and Relation to Quality
In October 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new payment model for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that eliminated financial incentives to provide high-intensity therapy. Yet high-intensity therapy in SNFs has been linked to better quality outcomes, potentially pu...
Policy Snapshot
January 5, 2024
MIPS 2023 Data Submission Is Now Open
CMS has opened data submission for Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)-eligible clinicians who participated in the 2023 performance year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP). Data can be submitted and updated until 8:00 PM ET on April 1, 2024.
Policy Snapshot
June 23, 2026
Tell Congress: Fix the Unfair Medicare Cut to Nursing Home Clinician Visits
Medicare is underpaying for the care you deliver in skilled nursing facilities, and a simple fix is within reach. Just answer a few short questions. A personalized letter to your members of Congress will be generated and sent to your email for you to review. Once you approve it, you can send it directly to...
JAMDA
July 18, 2020
Utilization by Long-Term Nursing Home Residents Under Accountable Care Organizations
Nursing home care is common and costly. Accountable care organization (ACO) payment models, which have incentives for care that is better coordinated and less reliant on acute settings, have the potential to improve care for this high-cost population. We examined the association between ACO attribution sta...
JAMDA
October 10, 2021
Use of Post-Acute Care by Medicare Beneficiaries With a Diagnosis of Dementia
Hospitalized patients with dementia transitioning to post-acute care may be particularly vulnerable to changes in post-acute care utilization driven by payment reforms; however, use of post-acute care in this population is incompletely understood. We sought to describe post-acute care utilization in skille...
JAMDA
December 20, 2018
The Underappreciated Role of Low Muscle Mass in the Management of Malnutrition
Preserving muscle is not only crucial for maintaining proper physical movement, but also for its many metabolic and homeostatic roles. Low muscle mass has been shown to adversely affect health outcomes in a variety of disease states (eg, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease...
Policy Snapshot
January 13, 2025
CMS Reminds Clinicians to Use Correct Place of Service Codes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a reminder to clinicians about the importance of using the correct Place of Service (POS) codes on Medicare claims. These codes are crucial for ensuring proper payment for services provided to patients in various inpatient facilities, such a...
