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Blue & Co. PDPM HIPPS Rate Calculator

This calculator will compute the wage index adjusted individual daily rate and the cumulative total based upon paid SNF PDPM I/P Part A Medicare paid days for fiscal year 2020. […]

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CMS Updates Posted on August 30, 2019

In July 2018, CMS finalized a new case-mix classification model, the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), that, effective beginning October 1, 2019, will be used under the Skilled Nursing Facility […]

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Manufacturing Labor Shortage

By Kris Morgan, Senior Manager Being a long-time business partner in the manufacturing community, I’m more than just an advocate for manufacturing. I spent many hours working on plant floors […]

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Insight: Into How the Rural Health Transformation Program Will Impact Rural Providers

Insight: How the Rural Health Transformation Program Will Impact Rural Providers

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, a sweeping budget reconciliation package that includes more than $1 trillion in estimated federal […]

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From Missed to Maximized: Medicare Bad Debt Crossover Potential Revealed | patient in a mask sitting on an examination table speaking to a doctor in a white coat and mask with a nurse in the background

Medicare Bad Debt Crossover Potential Revealed

Beginning June 7, 2024, Indiana Medicaid launched a transformative new program: PathWays, a managed long-term service and support (MLTSS) initiative designed to streamline care for aging Hoosiers. This program partners […]

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Upcoming Hospital 340B Program Recertification Window

Upcoming Hospital 340B Program Recertification Window

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has set the annual recertification period for the 340B Drug Pricing Program for hospitals to begin on August 11, 2025, and end on […]

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