AHCA Member Webinar on Medicare Cost Report Changes

CMS has updated the SNF Medicare Cost Report for the first time in 15 years. The new form is to be used for reporting periods ending on or after 9/30/25.

This webinar is intended to educate AHCA members on the information they need to capture in their revenue cycle and financial systems to prepare for and file the new report.

The cost report changes will allow CMS to refine SNF Market Basket modeling, have information for a possible SNF wage index, and most importantly break out Medicare Advantage and Managed Medicaid.  A few of the more substantial modifications include: 

• Separate reporting of Medicare Advantage/Medicare HMO days, Medicaid HMO days, admissions, and discharges. 
• Reporting of revenue for room and board and ancillaries for different payors, including Medicare Advantage and Medicaid HMO stays separately. 
• Improvements to contract labor reporting. 

This live webinar is available free to AHCA/NCAL members.

Instructions to Register: 

• To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome. 
• Members will need to log in using their existing email and password first. 
• Once you are logged in to the website you will be able to register by clicking the green register button at the top of the page. 
• If you have forgotten your password click here. 
• If you are new to the site, you can create an account here. Answer all fields on the create an account page- especially locating your company name. You can search by name or zip code. After creating an account, you will be able to register for the webinar. 

Instructions to join, after registering:

• On the day of the webinar, you will be able to join 15 mins before. 
• Log in and return to the contents page to open the webinar.

Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance.

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