2024 Part B Fee Schedules & Industry Updates By: Steven Anderson CPA With the New Year upon us, HW&Co. would like to wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. The New Year always brings many changes to the Long-Term Care […]
Ohio Medicaid Private room reimbursement application opens January 2nd! By: Helen Weeber START PREPARING NOW so you do not miss out on additional reimbursement. Background The Ohio biennium budget bill, House Bill (HB) 33 included a provision for a private room reimbursement […]
CMS Issues FY 2024 Medicare SNF PDPM Rates Effective Oct. 1, 2023 By: Steven Anderson CPA UPDATE: CMS published a correction notice on October 4, 2023 impacting PDPM rates for all CBSAs nationwide. The correction resulted in very minor reductions in most of the wage […]
HB45 ARPA Workforce Relief Program Reporting Deadline is Fast Approaching By: Helen Weeber If you have not begun the process of gathering your information, you will want to start. The HB45 reporting deadline for Cycle 1 reporting is coming soon, July 31st. All […]
Ohio H.B. 45 ARPA Assisted Living Workforce Program Application Open By: Paula Reape CPA LNHA The House Bill 45 ARPA Funding for the Assisted Living Workforce Support Program is finally open. Link to the application and guidance is: ARPA Assisted Living Workforce Support Program Application. […]
Ohio Medicaid Budget Updates By: Steven Anderson CPA Governor DeWine issued his biennium budget proposal for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 (FY24-25) in January 2023. His initial proposal said little about Medicaid reimbursement for healthcare providers beyond a […]
2023 Part B Fee Schedules & Industry Updates By: Steven Anderson CPA With the New Year upon us, HW&Co. would like to wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. The New Year always brings many changes to the Long-Term Care […]
CMS Issues FY 2023 Medicare SNF PDPM Rates Effective October 1, 2022 By: Steven Anderson CPA The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the final rule updating Medicare rates for skilled nursing facilities for federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 in the August 3, 2022 […]
Are You Ready for Ohio PNM to Replace MITS? By: Jenna Bennett The Ohio Medicaid Enterprise System (OMES) is the modernized replacement of most functionalities in the Medicaid Information Technology System (MITS). On October 1, 2022, your access to MITS will no […]
Only Three Weeks Remaining Until PRF Reporting Period 3 Deadline! By: Paula Reape CPA LNHA If you received more than $10,000 in PRF funds between 1/1/2021 and 6/30/2021, you must report by 9/30/2022. Generally, this will be providers who received Phase 3 PRF payments and/or […]
Ohio Agency Nursing Usage Increases $203 million in 2021 By: Paula Reape CPA LNHA It is no secret that nursing facilities (NF) nationwide are in the midst of a severe staffing crisis that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. We’ve had many conversations with […]
July 1, 2022 Ohio ICF Medicaid Rates By: Miranda Bowden CPA The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) has finalized the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Medicaid rates for Ohio Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF) effective 7/1/2022 to […]