Eli's Rehab Report
Reimbursement:
Final 2016 Per-Visit Amounts for LUPAs and Outliers
Published on Tue Dec 01, 2015 
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Rates are 2 percent lower for agencies that do not submit quality data.
Source: CMS 2015 PPS Final Rule at https://federalregister.gov/a/2014-26057; CMS 2016 proposed rule at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-07-10/pdf/2015-16790.pdf; CMS 2016 final rule at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-11-03/pdf/2015-27840.pdf.
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