New York codifies right of nursing home residents’ estates to sue for damages … Medicare Advantage enrollment hits 28 million, approaching half the total Medicare population … Petition circulates...
Also in the News for Friday, Aug. 26
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 26, 2022
Days after new benefit-protection law is passed, nursing home staff picket cuts made by new owner … Paxlovid most effective in people 65-plus, study finds … As Catholic charities shrink, their nursing...
Nursing homes can’t compete if the data doesn’t stack up, experts warn
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 25, 2022
Data that puts operations and expenses in perspective is more critical than ever, with skilled nursing providers facing more competition for both patients and workers.
Also in the News for Thursday, Aug. 25
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 25, 2022
Oregon asks for $40 million to alleviate state’s hospital crisis by beefing up long-term care … Dozens of patients safely evacuated from flooded Mississippi nursing home (video) … County borrows...
OIG to audit nursing homes’ use of related parties
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 24, 2022
A federal watchdog plans to audit nursing homes’ use of related parties, and the results could ultimately lead to even more oversight for the already highly regulated sector.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Aug. 24
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 24, 2022
Skilled nursing struggles help drive healthcare bankruptcies higher … MN hospital’s staffing challenges could lead it to close county’s only SNF … AI model uses breathing patterns to detect signs...
CMS outlines 4-pronged minimum staffing study
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 23, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday revealed more details about how it will use nursing home site visits, data and other tools to formulate a minimum staffing standard, one that is meant...
CMS urges states to link accountability, Medicaid funding
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 23, 2022
While providers largely agreed with Monday’s new federal call for states to tie increased Medicaid funding to accountability, they remained concerned about what that could mean for nursing homes in states...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Aug. 24
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 23, 2022
Workers at two dozen PA nursing homes vote to strike in 10 days … HHS awards $25 million to five new states to expand Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person program
BREAKING: CMS bulletin presses states on Medicaid nursing home spending
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Kimberly Marselas
James M. Berklan
Aug 22, 2022
States should use their Medicaid authority to help drive better health outcomes among nursing home residents, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said in an informational bulletin issued Monday.