New or Increased Client Obligation Reporting
Sunflower Health Plan has sent out a request asking providers to contact them if you detect that an individual has a new or increased client obligation that has been retroactively assigned by the Clearinghouse....
SNF Provider Preview Reports Now Available at CMS
Several members have noted issues with the data provided in the quarterly 5-star reports LeadingAge Kansas sends out. These are generated with data from CMS, which CMS gets from facilities MDS submission data. CMS...
New Rates Are Coming Out
KDADS officials are indicating that the new Medicaid Nursing Facility Rates, effective July 1, will be substantially rebased to the average of each provider’s 2015, 2016 and 2017 costs. (The Legislature appropriated, and Governor...
Key Skilled Nursing Metrics to Watch as Providers Struggle to Collect
Skilled Nursing News featured a great article about the importance of analyzing your financial performance, especially when it comes to Accounts Receivable. Admissions and Business Office staff need to be up to date on...
New Advance Beneficiary Notice Form
CMS released a newly revised Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-coverage (SNFABN) along with newly developed, concise and separate instructions for form completion. The revised SNFABN has the requirements from the Denial...
USAC Rural Health Care Program
The Rural Health Care (RHC) Program supports health care facilities in bringing world class medical care to rural areas through increased connectivity. It provides up to $400 million annually in reduced rates for broadband...
KanCare Clearinghouse Releases Latest Newsletter
The Kancare Clearinghouse has released their latest newsletter called Nursing Facility News. This newsletter has also been uploaded to the SharePoint site, under External Training in the Nursing Facility Liaison Newsletter folder.
Each month, this...
Revision of the MS-2126 Form
On May 1, 2018, the new MS-2126 form was posted on the Policy Forms page of the KanCare website and on the Forms page of the Kansas Medical Assistance Program (KMAP) website under...
Skilled Nursing Facility: Proposed FY 2019 Payment and Policy Changes
CMS issued a proposed rule outlining proposed FY 2019 Medicare payment updates and proposed quality program changes for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs).
Proposed Rule Details:
Advancing My HealthEData: Request for Information from stakeholders
Modernizing the...
Hospice: Proposed Updates to the Wage Index and Payment Rates for FY 2019
On April 27, CMS issued a proposed rule that would update FY 2019 Medicare payment rates and the wage index for hospices serving Medicare beneficiaries. This rule also proposes changes to the Hospice Quality...
Did Medicaid Pending Impact Your Medicaid Cost Report?
A staff member at another association recently pointed out that one of their members had experienced a change in their Provider Assessment as a result of a decrease in their Medicaid days. Upon further...
Medicare Cost Report e-Filing System Webcast — May 1st
CMS will host a Webcast on Tuesday, May 1st from 1:00 to 2:30 PM ET about their new Medicare Cost Report e-Filing System.
During this webcast, learn how to use the Medicare Cost Report e-Filing...