Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation PPS Delayed--Again.(prospective payment system)(Brief Article)

It appears that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will again delay the effective date for the Medicare inpatient rehabilitation facility Prospective Payment System (PPS) as the agency has not yet won approval of the PPS assessment instrument from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

CMS had to issue final regulations by Aug. 1 in order to provide a 60-day period for public notice and comment prior to the proposed Oct. 1 effective date, as well as sufficient lead time for training ...

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