Medicare advisors urge Congress against an episode-based payment system for post-acute care
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 12, 2019
If Medicare is to move to a unified payment system across all post-acute providers, those payouts should not be based on an entire episode of care.
Bill would forbid nursing home employees from serving as patient guardians after man bilked of $100K
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 12, 2019
A Pennsylvania lawmaker is pushing to prohibit nursing home providers from serving as guardians for their patients, after one of his constituents was allegedly bilked of $100,000 in such an arrangement.
Also in the News for Tuesday, March 12
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 12, 2019
Bernie Sanders adds long-term care benefit to his Medicare-for-all proposal … Senate veteran slams Medicaid misuse, says fix needed to properly fund LTC … More staffers resign as state takes over control...
Top nursing home lobbying group calls for exemption from proposed $35K overtime threshold
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 11, 2019
Workers earning less than $35,000 should be eligible for overtime pay, the Department of Labor said in a proposal released late last week.
Not all pilot programs save money — this one will cost a provider $8M extra
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 11, 2019
A Texas physicians group must pay the federal government $8 million after a program to decrease costs for Medicare beneficiaries did the opposite, a judge ruled recently.
Also in the News for Monday, March 11
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 11, 2019
State House approves aid-in-dying law after ‘emotional’ debate … Hospital plans to outsource management of skilled nursing facility; staff stays on … Nursing home janitor charged for stealing...
A Day in the Life: Pre-teen raises $100,000 for SNFs
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 07, 2019
An Arkansas 11-year-old has raised almost $100,000 to help nursing home residents, drawing a national spotlight in the process.
Penalty box: CMS official says moratorium on nursing home fines will end in May
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 08, 2019
A long-running moratorium on monetary fines for nursing homes will expire in May, a top Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services official testified to federal officials Wednesday.
Opioid misuse sending more older adults to emergency departments
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 08, 2019
Emergency room visits by seniors who have misused opioids more than tripled between 2006 and 2014, according to a new study.
Lawmaker: Tougher staffing enforcement needed to prevent sepsis in nursing homes
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 08, 2019
In an effort to address sepsis rates among nursing home residents, one Illinois lawmaker says the answer can be found in better tracking of staffing levels.