Long-term care operators could face 50% premium hikes next year
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 16, 2023
Many long-term care and senior living operators are likely facing steep insurance premium jumps for 2024, with underwriters increasingly skittish about extending coverage to poorly positioned clients.
Also in the News for Thursday, Nov. 16
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 16, 2023
OIG pledges fresh audit of nursing home payroll-based staffing data … Senate hearing explores making Medicare telehealth benefits permanent … Ziegler pinpoints 900 not-for-profit sales/mergers since...
Nursing homes will be required to report more details about their ownership structure and type under a final rule issued today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service.
Expanded coverage for caregiver training in final physician fee schedule cheered
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 15, 2023
Provider groups and therapists are hailing a new and broader-than-expected opportunity to bill for caregiver training under codes finalized in the 2024 physician fee schedule.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 15
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 15, 2023
Algorithms tied to curtailing coverage in new Medicare Advantage investigation … Nearly one-quarter of nursing home residents die broke: new KFF analysis … 3 years after merging to strengthen their...
2024 US News nursing home rankings put staffing in the driver’s seat
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 14, 2023
For the first time since U.S. News & World Report began rating nursing homes in 2009, the magazine has added a direct care measure to evaluate the role of registered nurses in patient care.
Veterans’ families sue over 100 COVID deaths at state home
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 14, 2023
Survivors of more than 100 veterans who died or were sickened at a public veterans home in Queens, NY, are suing the state Department of Health over its failure to act “timely” to protect residents...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Nov. 14
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 14, 2023
New OIG state review calls for more nursing home oversight of life safety, emergency preparedness and infection control … Skilled nursing provider settles $102K opioid treatment discrimination case...
CareTrust lops off 11-SNF portfolio, looks to deepen ties with others
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 13, 2023
CareTrust on Friday inked a contract to sell 11 skilled nursing facilities it had previously targeted for divestiture, a sale that comes of amid a highly active period for the real estate investment trust.
Also in the News for Monday, Nov. 13
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 13, 2023
US Chamber of Commerce sues National Labor Relations Board over joint-employer rule … COVID vax rates for nursing home workers fall lower; flu rates trail hospital staff significantly … Geriatric medicine...