| PPS Alert for Long-Term Care
Key takeaways from the 2020 final payment rule CMS issued its final rule, Fiscal Year 2020 Payment and Policy changes for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities (CMS-1718-F), in July. The new payment rule aims to “strengthen the Medicare program by better aligning payment rates for these facilities with the costs of providing care and increasing transparency so that patients are able to make informed choices.” Within the rule are three major updated provisions that will affect the operation of SNFs: the Prospective Payment System (PPS) payment policy, the Value-Based Purchasing Program (VBP), and the Quality Reporting Program (QRP). | 
