Washington, DC – Governor Mark Parkinson, President & CEO of the American Health Care Association (AHCA), issued the following statement in response to the release of the Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System final rule for FY 2012 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
“The CMS rule makes reductions beyond what is necessary for budget neutrality. This will threaten our ability to provide quality care to America’s seniors. Coupled with changes in group therapy definitions, this drastic reduction will be especially challenging for skilled nursing facilities to manage.
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