CMS Touts $1B Decline in Improper Skilled Nursing Payments in 2018

The federal government slashed improper payments to skilled nursing facilities by a little more than $1 billion in fiscal 2018, but regulators aren’t declaring victory yet. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday reported a Medicare fee-for-service improper payment rate of 6.55% in fiscal 2018 for SNFs, down from 9.33% during the […]