CMS must ‘ease burdens’ if it wants more long-stay residents in value-based care: report
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 29, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must do more to move states away from an “extremely bifurcated” Medicare and Medicaid system that sometimes leaves dually eligible beneficiaries confused...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Jan. 30
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 30, 2024
Average RN signing bonus tops $11K … Maine vets’ homes on ‘precipice of collapse,’ advocates warn senator … COVID drugs not getting to neediest Medicare patients … Flooding, asbestos concerns...
‘Crying wolf’ or dying breed? Incentives often ignore plight of rural skilled nursing operators
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 29, 2024
As hundreds of nursing homes have shuttered in the last few years, the very strategies meant to prop up the sector have often left the most isolated, resource-strapped facilities with nothing gained.
Apt named CFO, Hancock executive VP at PACS Group
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 26, 2024
Utah-based PACS Group on Thursday announced Derick Apt is its new chief financial officer, succeeding Mark Hancock, who held that position since co-founding the post-acute ownership group in 2013.
A key Medicaid advisory body appears ready to recommend new appeal opportunities for millions of Managed Medicaid beneficiaries and to add more oversight to better ensure plans cover medically necessary...
Also in the News for Friday, Jan. 26, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 26, 2024
Bill seeks CMS oversight program to detect Medicare fraud … CMS pauses PEPPER reports until fall 2024 … Researchers identify patterns of care leading to Alzheimer’s and dementia diagnoses
Will the end of the Great Resignation spell relief for skilled nursing recruiters?
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2024
The share of US workers quitting their jobs is at its lowest rate in 3.5 years, a signal that the economic phenomenon known as the Great Resignation is over, according to a report published Wednesday.
Also in the News for Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2024
CMS updates Medicaid eligibility criteria … Arizona nursing home faces $86K settlement over use of excluded CNA … New law would set deadline for CCRC refunds … Senator targets marketing firms over...
CMS: Expect final nursing home staffing rule this year
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 23, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to finalize its minimum staffing rule for nursing homes during 2024, an official confirmed Tuesday during a national stakeholder call.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 24, 2024
Plea deal may net Schwartz 1 year in prison, $5 million in restitution for Skyline fraud … North Carolina to close highly rated state vets home over costly repair needs … Bill would double the time...