New insurance frontier may be opening to well-positioned providers
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2022
Analysts say an approaching regulatory transition presents a key opportunity for more skilled nursing providers to participate in and potentially offer special needs plans designed for dual-eligible individuals.
Providers ‘on notice’ as CMS pressures states to shift Medicaid pay metrics
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 10, 2022
Providers still struggling to accurately capture diagnoses that drive federal reimbursement will be doubly left behind as more states start to use Patient Driven Payment Model-like systems to determine...
Also in the News for Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 10, 2022
AHA sends letter supporting bill to extend nurse aide certification flexibility for two years … A month after Hurricane Ian, nursing home residents return to refurbished units … Montana eyes 10th nursing...
Are eyes wide shut as closures mount?
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 09, 2022
Access to skilled nursing care is becoming an increasingly urgent concern in many rural states and even in pockets of those with large or densely located populations. Who’s questioning the trend?
ProMedica makes near total exit from skilled nursing sector
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Kimberly Marselas
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 08, 2022
ProMedica late Monday called its departure from a massive skilled nursing joint venture a way to resolve its “ongoing operating losses within its Senior Care Division.”
National Health Care appoints Michelle Costa chief clinical officer
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2022
National Health Care Associates, Inc. has named Michelle Costa its new chief clinical officer.
Long-term care picks up 11,000 jobs but recovery resembles roller-coaster ride
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2022
Nursing homes and residential care facilities gained another 11,000 jobs in October, a quick rebound after a fresh slump in September.
Regulatory stance threatening skilled nursing access: Cascadia’s Steve LaForte
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2022
The pandemic has driven skilled nursing operators to become more collaborative, but federal and state government officials must make a similar shift if they hope to maintain access and improve quality...
AG nabs $175K settlement, pushes provider out of sector over COVID lapses
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2022
A Massachusetts nursing home owner is out of the business and out of $175,000 due to a legal settlement over alleged insufficient infection prevention practices at the start of the pandemic.
Also in the News for Monday, Nov. 7
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2022
Jury finds for EEOC, fired nursing home laundry tech in anxiety case … Senate Intelligence leaders sound siren on healthcare cyber risks … 46 Senators urge relief on physician pay cuts …. Manchin...