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Reimbursement

How does your organization stay up to date with new regulation and changes in the reimbursement landscape? How do you improve care and reduce costs?

Our team of reimbursement professionals—including CPAs, former hospital controllers and reimbursement managers, ex-Medicare auditors, and more—provides leading-edge reimbursement services to some of the most prominent hospital systems in the country. Our professionals stay up to date on regulatory changes and help clients save millions of dollars in reimbursement opportunities each year.

Who we serve.

We work with a wide variety of healthcare organizations, including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, continuing care retirement communities, home health agencies, Rural Health Clinics (RHC), and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), and more.

Services Overview

  • Medicare/Medicaid cost reports
  • Medicare cost report adjustment review and appeals
  • Medicare bad debts
  • Medicare disproportionate share
  • SSI consulting
  • Medicaid disproportionate share
  • Leveraging programs and supplement payment reviews
  • Self-pay reviews
  • 340B consulting
  • Wage index and occupational mix reviews
  • Managed care contract reviews
  • Interns and resident consulting and analyses
  • Mergers/acquisitions – reimbursement impacts
  • Feasibility studies

Changes to Medicare Bad Debt and S-10 Template Effective this Month

The new Medicare Bad Debt template (Exhibit 2A) and S-10 template (Exhibit 3B and 3C) have been finalized by Medicare and are now required for cost reporting periods ending on or after September 30, 2023. This deadline is quickly approaching, and Blue & Co. wants to be sure you are prepared. If you are feeling […]

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Hospital Wage Index Reporting Timeline for 2023

This article has been updated as of July 13, 2023. This time of the year there is a lot of activity with the Hospital Wage Index reporting. We want to make sure you are up to date on all the deadlines and submission dates. Below you will find an outline of the FY 2024 Hospital […]

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Contract Services: Impact on Wage Index

In the past several years, hospitals have continued to feel the impact of increased utilization of contract nursing and other contract services. Although these services have developed into a major expense line item, it is important for hospitals understand how expenses related to contracted services can impact the wage index factor for Medicare reimbursement. Contract […]

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