Tip: Don’t let revised labor share’s impact sneak up on you. A relatively quiet final rule for 2022 could still lead to reimbursement turmoil for some hospice agencies. Back in April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a [...]
Watch out for revised labor share’s impact on your reimbursement. Medicare’s hospice final rule for 2022 doesn’t contain many surprises — including a reduced payment bump. Back in April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed a 2.3 percent [...]
Hint: Hospice size and location could impact your bottom line. It’s proposed rule season again, and hospice agencies may have something to cheer about in fiscal year (FY) 2022. That is if a new proposal to bump up Medicare reimbursement [...]
You could end up with lower payment rates than you currently receive, depending on where your agency is located. You’ll see a 2.3 percent increase to your Medicare reimbursement rates next year, if a new proposal is finalized. Under the [...]
Revamped labor share figures will create winners, losers. Medicare plans to increase hospice payment rates by 2.3 percent next year, but your dollars may be diverted if a new proposal is finalized. Under the proposed rule published in the April [...]
A lower average profit margin doesn’t change the pending advice to Congress. Even in the wake of a pandemic, hospices should still see less payment than scheduled, according to an advisory body to Congress. Hospices had an average Medicare profit [...]
Cap cut would equal a 3% rate cut, staffer says. Hospices’ average profit margin is down slightly, but the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission still wants to see their payment rates go down — at least for a large chunk of [...]
A 2.4% increase is on the way. Pandemic-induced labor cost reductions mean hospices will receive about $40 million less in hospice payments next year than originally proposed. Back in April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed increasing hospice [...]
Big swings for wage index areas may batter already struggling hospices. A minor reduction in hospices’ inflation update will translate to $40 million less in hospice payments. Back in April, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed increasing hospice [...]
The terms are not interchangeable. If a patient sees your otolaryngologist because of enlarged lymph nodes in her neck, she might be diagnosed with lymphadenopathy or lymphadenitis. The two terms represent different conditions, however, so be sure to choose the [...]
