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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Medicare skilled nursing payment updates for FY2026 (3.2%) and FY2027 (2.4%), the PDPM per diem rates, and what they do to revenue per day.</description>
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