July 29^th is the due date for 2018 nursing home cost reports. EO #38 disclosure forms are due at the same time as Medicaid cost reports for Medicaid providers that file cost reports.

DOH has filed a Medicaid State Plan Amendment to alter the methodology for adjusting nursing home rates for acuity effective July 1, 2019.

DOH confirms payment cycles of upcoming rate adjustments, provides updates on other projects.

DOH is implementing the provision enacted in 2017 to eliminate nursing home bed reservation payments for hospitalized residents.

Consensus recommendations call for freezing CMI for a year while charting a course toward a gradual shift to a 48-group, RUG-IV model.

Nursing home providers should verify that staff who will file or certify cost reports have the required HCS permissions to ensure timely filing.

Many homes likely to see rate adjustments in consecutive Medicaid payment cycles.

Nursing home Medicaid rates have been posted to the HCS, but some will require correction.