Medicare beneficiaries often need care in a Medicare- participating skilled nursing facility (SNF) after an inpatient hospitalization. For these patients, hospitals are responsible for identifying skilled nursing facilities within the … [Read more...] about Discharge Planning: Tips for Evaluating a Hospital’s Skilled Nursing Facility Placement Choices
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Long Term Care Hospitals
What are Long Term Care Hospitals? When is Coverage Available in the LTCH? Additional Advocacy Tips Articles and Updates Long Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs) provide care to … [Read more...] about Long Term Care Hospitals
No Site Neutral Payments for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Skilled Nursing Facilities
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), the nonpartisan government agency that advises Congress on Medicare policy, indicated at its November 7, 2014 public meeting that, at its next public meeting in December, it would recommend (1) … [Read more...] about No Site Neutral Payments for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Skilled Nursing Facilities
Center for Medicare Advocacy Joins Leading Consumer and Clinician Organizations Critical of Attempts to Divert Medicare Patients From Rehabilitation Hospitals to Nursing Homes
Concerns about the threat to patients raised in a letter to MedPAC and testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Washington, D.C. – The Coalition to Preserve Rehabilitation (CPR), which represents leading consumer … [Read more...] about Center for Medicare Advocacy Joins Leading Consumer and Clinician Organizations Critical of Attempts to Divert Medicare Patients From Rehabilitation Hospitals to Nursing Homes
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Skilled Nursing facilities: Vive La Difference!
A study assessing the outcomes of patients who were treated in inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) with clinically and demographically similar patients who received their post-acute rehabilitation in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) finds … [Read more...] about Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Skilled Nursing facilities: Vive La Difference!
June 11, 2012 – Rehospitalization: Issues, Trends, and Advocacy
NATIONAL MEDICARE ADVOCATES ALLIANCE CALL AGENDA Monday, June 11, 2012– 2:00 P.M., Eastern Time Call-in Number: 1 (888) 206-2266 Pass Code: 1050263# NOTE: We ask people calling from the same location to gather around one … [Read more...] about June 11, 2012 – Rehospitalization: Issues, Trends, and Advocacy
Rehabilitation Hospital Services
When does Medicare cover Rehabilitation Hospital care? How can a treating physician assist me in obtaining Medicare coverage for Rehabilitation Hospital services? For further information, follow one of the links below or scroll down the … [Read more...] about Rehabilitation Hospital Services
Hospital
How many days of coverage am I entitled to under the Medicare hospital benefit? Is there a deductible for a hospital stay? If so, how much is it? My mother is being told she will be discharged from the hospital in two days; what are my … [Read more...] about Hospital
Know Jimmo | It’s Not About Care Setting
The Jimmo Settlement Agreement is consistent with the Medicare program’s regulations governing maintenance nursing and therapy in skilled nursing facilities, home health services, and outpatient therapy (physical, occupational, and speech) and … [Read more...] about Know Jimmo | It’s Not About Care Setting
Issue Brief 80 | May 2023 – Final Part C & D Rule, and Other Issues
I. FINAL PART C & D RULE On April 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule for 2024 regarding Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D. The final rule is available in the Federal Register at 88 Fed … [Read more...] about Issue Brief 80 | May 2023 – Final Part C & D Rule, and Other Issues