States must rethink nursing home financing to drive transition to managed care: report
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Danielle Brown
Apr 04, 2022
States must change the way they pay for nursing home services as they transition to managed care, and luckily they have multiple options to do so, according to a new report released Friday by Advancing...
Also in the News for Monday, April 4
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Danielle Brown
Apr 04, 2022
Omicron causes significant SNF Medicare mix increase: NIC … GAO wants feds to investigate quality of telehealth services … NY begins enforcing minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes … Nursing...
State exceeds goal of adding 1,000 CNAs
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Danielle Brown
Apr 01, 2022
Nursing homes short on workers in Minnesota could soon be welcoming hundreds of new certified nursing assistants to their ranks.
Kansas losing $350,000 for not enforcing healthcare worker vaccine mandate
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Danielle Brown
Mar 31, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is cutting Kansas’ Medicaid funding by nearly $350,000 for not enforcing the federal healthcare worker COVID-19 vaccine mandate in nursing homes and hospitals.
Staffing requirements could cost NY facilities $325 million more
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Danielle Brown
Mar 31, 2022
New York nursing homes would have to shell out an additional $325 million in order to meet a new minimum state staffing requirement set to be enforced starting Friday, according to a new analysis.
Providers ‘very encouraged’ after meeting with CMS leader on nursing home reform
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Danielle Brown
James M. Berklan
Mar 30, 2022
After initial dismay upon hearing the administration’s strategies for sweeping new nursing home reform plans last month, providers were more optimistic after meeting with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Also in the News for Wednesday, March 30
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Danielle Brown
Mar 30, 2022
FDA authorizes second booster for seniors and the immunocompromised … Provider request granted: Federal agency announces effort to reduce immigration backlogs … Tennessee opening up $230 million in...
NY nursing home workers unite for Ukrainian relief effort
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Danielle Brown
Mar 24, 2022
A group of New York nursing home workers have come together to help Ukrainian relief efforts by turning their facilities into drop-off centers for supplies that will later be sent to those impacted by...
Share of nursing facilities reporting staffing shortages declines
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Danielle Brown
Mar 23, 2022
Less nursing homes are reporting at least one staffing shortage through the end of February, according to a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
CMS: Quality measure threshold changes coming
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Danielle Brown
Mar 21, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities have an additional tool to measure their own quality improvement efforts under a new change to the quality measures rating domain.