Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2010; Minimum Data Set, Version 3.0 for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Medicaid Nursing Facilities

25 organizations filed 28 public comments on Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities for FY 2010; Minimum Data Set, Version 3.0 for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Medicaid Nursing Facilities, at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The comment window closed 6237d ago.

Abstract

This proposed rule would update the payment rates used under the prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities, for fiscal year 2010. In addition, it would recalibrate the case-mix indexes so that they more accurately reflect parity in expenditures related to the implementation of case-mix refinements in January 2006. It also discusses the results of our ongoing analysis of nursing home staff time measurement data collected in the Staff Time and Resource Intensity Verification project, and proposes a new RUG-IV case-mix classification model that will use the updated Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 resident assessment for case mix classification. In addition, this proposed rule includes a request for public comment on a possible requirement for the quarterly reporting of nursing home staffing data, and would revise the regulations to incorporate certain technical corrections. Finally, this proposed rule includes a request for public comments on applying the quality monitoring mechanism in place for all other SNF PPS facilities to rural swing-bed hospitals.

Commenters (25)

• American Health Care Association (AHCA/NCAL)trade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• MI--Michigan Health & Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 85%
• WI--Sannes Skogdalen Nursing Facility LLCunverified attribution

  2 filings · confidence 70%
• AL--Restore Therapy Services LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• DC - American Health Information Management Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• DC - The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Caretrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• DC--American Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• DC--California Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• HI--Healthcare Association of Hawaiitrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• IL--Illinois Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• MD--American Occupational Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• MO-Coalition to Protect Senior Caretrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• NJ - New Jersey Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• NY--Continuing Care Leadership Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• NY--Healthcare Association of New York Statetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• NY--Long Term Care Community Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• NY-New York Association of Homes and Services for the Agingtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• NY-Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care & Rehabilitationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• PA--he Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvaniatrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Patricia Blaisdell--California Hospital Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• VA--Legal Aid Justice and Community Partnership for Improved Long-Term Caretrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• VA--University of Virginia Law Schoolunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• VA-American Physical Therapy Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• VA-National Association for the Support of Long Term Caretrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• WI--Wisconsin Association of Homes & Services for the Agingtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%