This call will review other payment issues including the transition from RUG-III to RUG-IV and the additional changes needed to install a hybrid RUG-III grouper (HR-III) mandated by statute. The SNF PPS case mix system, RUG-IV, will be put into place ON AN INTERIM BASIS effective October 1, 2010.

Moderator Information
Moderator: Geanelle Griffith, Health Insurance Specialist
Organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Presenter Information
Speakers: Sheila Lambowitz, Director, and Ellen Berry, Health Insurance Specialist
Organization: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Division of Institutional Post Acute Care

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