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Patient Driven Payment Model Fact Sheet: Variable Per Diem Adjustment

Guidance for how PDPM utilizes a variable per diem adjustment factor, which adjusts the
per diem payment over the course of the patient’s stay, and how the variable per diem adjustment factor is applied.

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

Issue Date: February 14, 2019

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