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Medicare Provider Reimbursement Manual Part 1 - Chapter 28 Prospective Payments

This transmittal removes those provisions in Chapter 28, relating to low volume prospective payment rates for skilled nursing facilities because they are obsolete. In also includes revisions to the instructions for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS).

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Final

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: September 30, 2021

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