tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2004 Issue 39

Long-Term Care: 'Under Arrangement' Clarification Could Aid SNFs

September ODF promises relief from confusion for nursing homes.Don't look now, but the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has fine-tuned yet again its message about "under arrangement" services provided in skilled nursing facilities to Part A stay residents.The good news: The shift could save nursing homes costly legal fees."It was never our intent to mandate a specific contractual arrangement," said Sheila Lambowitz, speaking at the SNF/Long-Term Care Open Door Forum held Sept. 28. Lambowitz was addressing providers' persistent concerns about how to tie up loose ends with suppliers providing PPS covered services.Seeming weary...

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