Medicare plans to cover approved Alzheimer’s drugs: CMS … Rhode Island dismisses enforcement as stricter nursing home staffing rules kick in … Two nursing homes under same ownership face loss of...
BREAKING: CMS issues details on vaccine mandate’s end
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday afternoon issued a final rule lifting the COVID-19 vaccination mandate for healthcare workers by early August.
Nursing discrimination rampant in residential care facilities: study
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2023
Nurses working in nursing homes are among the most likely to face discrimination on the job, with 88% saying in a new survey that they had seen or experienced workplace racism by patients.
Docs got $22.5M in overpayments by miscoding services during SNF stays: OIG
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2023
Physicians billed Medicare for at least $22 million in services that should have been included under a skilled nursing stay, a new report from the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General...
Also in the News for Thursday, June 1
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2023
Bill aiming to stabilize residential long-term care struck down by governor … Removal of religious exemption from health network’s flu shot requirement leads to $100,000 settlement … GAO names three...
Debt ceiling deal may limit new health agency spending, jumpstart fraud efforts
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Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2023
A deal to avert a debt-ceiling crisis and fund the government next year could place new limits on federal health spending while also giving a boost to healthcare fraud and abuse investigations.
Also in the News for Wednesday, May 31
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Kimberly Marselas
May 31, 2023
Childcare gaining steam as healthcare recruitment tool … Remote monitoring technology reduces hospital admissions from nursing homes … Fired administrator sues for pregnancy discrimination
Claims audit will affect every nursing home starting June 5
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Kimberly Marselas
May 30, 2023
Every skilled nursing facility in the US will be subject to a five-claim audit starting the week of June 5 as regulators try to better assess and root out improper payments.
$900 million Medicaid boost promises relief after decade-long drought
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Kimberly Marselas
May 30, 2023
Lawmakers this holiday weekend gave Texas skilled nursing providers a long-awaited reason to celebrate: the first increase to the state’s Medicaid base rate in 10 years and supplemental funding to help...
Also in the News for Tuesday, May 30
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Kimberly Marselas
May 30, 2023
CMS needs more defenses to prevent data compromise: OIG … Nursing home study reveals ‘dramatic’ fluctuations in prescribing of COVID-19 meds … On the Move: American Senior Communities announces...