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Skilled Nursing FacilityProspective Payment System (SNF PPS) Section 4432(a) of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 modified how
payment is made for Medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) services.
Effective with cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1,
1998, SNFs are no longer paid on a reasonable cost basis or through
low volume prospectively determined rates, but rather on the basis of
a prospective payment system (PPS). The PPS payment rates is adjusted
for case mix and geographic variation in wages and covers all costs of
furnishing covered SNF services (routine, ancillary, and
capital-related costs).
Stay informed - Join the Skilled Nursing Facility PPS or Swing Bed Listserv
Last Modified on Friday, October 08, 2004
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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