CMS to Address Nursing Facility Payment During Aug. 5 Open Door Forum

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Jonathan Lips

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will share information on fiscal year 2022 skilled nursing facility payment policies during a Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care Open Door Forum next Thursday, Aug. 5, at 1-2 p.m.

The full agenda includes:

• Fiscal Year 2022 SNF PPS Final Rule
• Health Equity in LTC regulations
• Rural Emergency Hospitals – Request for Information
• Modernizing CMS Payment Software
• Question-and-answer session

This event will occur by conference call only. To participate, call 1-888-455-1397 and use Conference Passcode 8604468. TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired. For TTY services, dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.

An "Instant Replay" audio recording of this call can be accessed by dialing 1-800-391-9851 (no passcode needed). Instant Replay begins 1 hour after the call has ended and expires on Aug. 7 at midnight.  CMS also posts audio files and written transcripts of all open door forums approximately three weeks after an event occurs.

For ODF schedule updates and E-Mailing List registration, visit the CMS website.