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Year 2006

July SNF Medicare Payments to Increase 3.1% for 2007 - Posted on CMS website 7/27/06
July RAC's May Request Medical Records Beginning March 1, 2006
April Medicare Integrity Program
March FY 2007 Medicare Payment Policy

Year 2005

December Deficit Reduction Act
December MedPAC Staff Offers Recommendation for no SNF Update in FY 2007
August Fiscal Year 2006 Medicare Skilled Nursing Home Prospective Payment System Final Rule
FY 2006 Final Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities*
(Federal Register/Vol.70, No.149/Thursday, August 4, 2005)
May Proposed Medicare Nursing Home Payment Rates
For Fiscal 2006

Year 2004

December Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities - Corrections*
(Federal Register/Vol.69, No.250/Thursday, December 30, 2004)
November 2005 Physician Fee Schedule
October Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities - Corrections*
(Federal Register/Vol.69, No.194/Thursday, October 7, 2004)
June MedPAC Annual June Report on New Approaches in Medicare*
March MedPAC recommends no payment update for SNFs and HHAs for 2005.  MedPAC did recommend an increase for Hospitals and Physicians for 2005.  See annual March report to Congress - March 2004*

Year 2003

December 2004 Physician Fee Schedule
November Therapy Limits for 2004
October HHS Announces Medicare Premium and Deductible Rates for 2004
SNF PPS & Consolidated Billing Correction*
(Federal Register/Vol.68, No.197/Friday, October 10, 2003)
September SNF PPS & Consolidated Billing Correction*
(Federal Register/Vol.68, No.188/Monday, September 29, 2003/Rules and Regulations)
August SNF PPS & Consolidated Billing Update*
(Federal Register/Vol.68, No.149/Monday, August 4, 2003/Rules and Regulations)
Medicare Increases Nursing Home Payment Rates
July New Medicare Limits on Therapy Services (effective Sept. 1, 2003)*
May Medicare Proposes 2.9 Percent Increase to Skilled Nursing Facilities
April MedPAC has provided briefings on selected Medicare payment systems to Senate Finance Committee staff through Winter and Spring 2003
March MedPAC Recommends Freezing SNFs Payment Updates in 2004
Restoration of Medicare Cuts - Reported by American Health Care Association*
February Increase on 2003 Physician Payment Rates
Medicare Part A Bad Debts Reduction - Reported by American Health Care Association
January April Quarterly Update for 2003 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Fee Schedule*
Emergency Update to the 2003 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database*
2003 Physician Fee Schedule

Year 2002

December MedPAC considers eliminating in SNF, ASC updates - Reported by CCH Washington Bureau
November Status of Medicare Cliff - Reported by Arizona Health Care Association
September Status of Medicare Cliff - Reported by Wisconsin Health Care Association
August Interest Rate for Medicare Overpayments & Underpayments*
July SNF PPS & Consolidated Billing Update - Notice*
(Federal Register/Vol.67, No.147/Wednesday, July 31, 2002/Notices)
Medicare Announces Increase in Nursing Home Payments
May Legislation Introduced to Eliminate the Remaining "Medicare Cliff"
April

HHS to extend $1 billion in Medicare payments to Nursing Homes - No case-mix refinements this year*

January

MedPAC recommendations for 2003 SNF & HHA PPS payment adequacy and updates*  

PS&R release timelines and cost report due dates

Year 2001

September

PS&R release timelines and cost report due dates

July SNF PPS & Consolidated Billing Final Rule Update

Extension of Due Date for Filing Provider Cost Reports

May

SNF PPS & Consolidated Billing Update

April

Revised April 1, 2001 SNF Payment Rates

January

2001 Therapy Fee Schedules Available

Year 2000

December

Glucose Monitoring (Transmittal AB-00-108)*  

Congress Approves Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000
October Blood Glucose Changes
Proposed BBA Relief Legislation
OIG Work Plan for SNFs for FYE 2001

Year 1999

December Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 1999  
Draft OIG Compliance Program Guidance for Nursing Facilities
Appealing Medicare HHA Cost Limits
  Medicare PPS Cost Report Analysis

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