CMS has issued its Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System proposed rule, which would increase payments to inpatient rehab facilities by 3.7 percent in 2024. 1. The 3.7 percent ...

Every year, more than 795,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke. The results can be loss of independence, disability and death. Many factors affect the outcome of a stroke, but appropriate ...

Inpatient rehabilitation can help when you are recovering from illness, injury, or serious surgery and require an intensive therapy program. It also provides coordinated care from doctors and ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued an annual update to the Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities. For 2024, CMS is proposing to update the ...

When they are done on an outpatient basis, the very same procedures won’t come with a possible three-day stay needed to trigger coverage of skilled nursing care.

Inpatient rehabilitation facilities and inpatient psychiatric facilities will see a bump in Medicare payments next fiscal year. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued two final rules ...

The new free-standing facility is anticipated to open in spring 2027, officials announced in a Dec. 2 news release.

Inpatient rehabilitation services are already a big target area for recovery audit contractors (RACs), and there will likely be more denials as audits ramp back up. According to the American Hospital ...

Clinical coordinator Elma Saenz, left, and executive director Daniel Barrientos of the Billy T. Cattan Recovery Outreach poses for a portrait at the center. Adults in the Crossroads who need inpatient ...