The SNF PPS proposed rule would update payment rates for the coming year, make changes to quality reporting and VBP programs, and replace RUG-IV with an alternative case mix methodology.

Providers and plans should wait for DOH guidance prior to making any changes related to the budget provision that authorizes fee-for-service Medicaid reimbursement for permanent nursing home residents after three months of MLTC enrollment.

There is still time to register for upstate CFO Council Meetings.

Nursing homes should submit 2018 Q1 data before the deadline rush.