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New Senate legislation seeks to boost Care Compare visibility
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 27, 2023
A new Senate bill aims to make Care Compare easier to find and more user-friendly for those seeking nursing home care.
Also in the News for Tuesday, June 27
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 27, 2023
Long-time nursing home workers win concessions as 6-month contract talks resolved … Medicare Advantage bundled payment plans saved money, reduced SNF reliance and didn’t reduce quality: study …...
Lawmakers pushing CMS to ease Medicare Advantage prior authorizations
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 26, 2023
Close to 300 members of Congress are urging federal regulators to do more to reduce burdensome Medicare Advantage requirements that can slow delivery of care to nursing home and other patients.
Bake in success with advanced clinicians in place: BrightSpring Health’s Arif Nazir, MD
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 26, 2023
Many nursing homes are moving too quickly to implement evolving technologies before their worth is fully known, cautions national nursing home medical expert Arif Nazir.
Also in the News for Monday, June 26
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 26, 2023
COVID relief deadlines will hit Friday … Faster approvals of ‘breakthrough’ medical devices proposed … The world will have more than 1.3 billion diabetics by 2050 … Rehab workers at 2 NY nursing...
GAO chides CMS over delayed nursing home reporting, antipsychotic transparency
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 23, 2023
Some Care Compare information on nursing homes is too old and some is too hard to understand, reported a government watchdog.
Nursing home, management reach $3.8M settlement with feds in kickbacks case
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 23, 2023
A California skilled nursing facility run by the state’s largest nursing owner has, in conjunction with its management firm, agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle kickback allegations brought by a whistleblower.
Fewer than half of Bob Dean’s 800 hurricane victims file class-action claims
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 23, 2023
Only about 400 residents from a harrowing 2021 Hurricane Ida evacuation have filed claims as part of a $12 million class-action settlement.
Also in the News for Friday, June 23
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 23, 2023
CDC advisers recommend RSV shot for older adults whose physicians are on board … Computer ‘glitch’ keeps nursing home employees from receiving state bonuses … AHCA/NCAL announces 72 Silver Quality...