CMS ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN
PAYMENT RATES FOR MEDICARE
SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES
FOR FY 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
posted payment updates for skilled nursing and
inpatient rehabilitation facilities' Prospective Payment
Systems (PPS) for FY 2011. Nursing home payment
rates for fiscal year 2011 will have a market basket
increase of 1.7 percent. This increase will result in an
estimated $542 million increase in Medicare payments
to nursing homes across the country.
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