Judge denies HHS’ request to tweak Medicare backlog deadlines
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Jan 06, 2017
A federal court has shot down the Department of Health and Human Services’ request that it reconsider an early December ruling requiring the agency to clear its backlog of Medicare appeals by the...
Obama attacks sequestration, Medicare payments in State of the Union address
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John O'Connor
Feb 13, 2013
In a State of the Union address largely focused on jobs and the economy, President Obama challenged a divided Congress to avoid automatic funding cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, raise the minimum wage and...
Feds to make it harder for hospitals to reject SNFs’ info requests
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Marty Stempniak
Dec 18, 2018
A new federal rule, long in the works, would make it more difficult for hospitals to block requests for patient information, including from skilled nursing providers.
CMS changes nursing home inspections in response to sequestration cuts
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2013
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will change some nursing home survey procedures in response to budget cuts from sequestration, according to memos released Tuesday. The CMS Survey & Certification...
Things heating up in case of the runny eggs
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John O'Connor
Jun 03, 2013
Looks like CMS and nursing home inspectors have more than a little egg on their face, thanks to a recent circuit court ruling in favor of a wrongly accused operator.
Ask the payment expert: I am seeing an increase in Medicare Replacement Policy additional document requests....
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Caryn Adams
Oct 01, 2020
I am seeing an increase in Medicare Replacement Policy additional document requests. How should we respond?
Government officials released good news about the long-term solvency of the Medicare program Friday. The projections were based in large measure on lower projected reimbursements for skilled nursing facilities.
Sequestration 2.0 likely to take another bite out of provider payments
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John O'Connor
May 24, 2013
For many long-term care providers, dealing with funding cuts that began in March has amounted to making the best of a bad situation. Automatic sequestration cuts are trimming Medicare payments by 2%, while...
The PBJ quality quest
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Don Feige
Jul 27, 2018
Not only is PBJ here to stay, the quest for staffing quality is ongoing – and no longer just an annual event during survey.
Smith decides not to join Medicaid commission
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Haymarket Media
Jun 15, 2005
The main champion of a Medicaid commission reportedly has turned down a request to participate in the commission, further undermining the newly chartered body.