This patch includes:
1) updated Medicare PDPM rates and wage index tables, and
2) additional CHARTS Reference Table and Payroll enhancements.
Medicare PDPM Rates and Wage Index Update Effective October 2024
PDPM went into effect starting October 1, 2019. Each October CMS updates the associated PDPM rates for Urban and Rural facilities along with the wage index for each county. The tables required to calculate expected PDPM payments have been downloaded as part of this release. This update also sets the facility Medicare Wage Index as appropriate for the facility based on the Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) where the facility is located.
Please note that the software updates the wage index based on the Urban or Rural Indicator and CBSA code on file in User Parameters [UP, screen #3].
Change Table File [CTF] – 8, 34 – Wage Index / VBP Table for fiscal 2025.
The ‘MC Wage Index’ will be set based on the facility CBSA Code automatically.
For fiscal 2025 the ‘VBP Multiplier’ is facility specific. Please update the ‘VBP Multiplier’ as appropriate for your facility.
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