New guidance on components of the Patient-Driven Payment Model were an added bonus to the fiscal 2020 final rule issued for Medicare participation.
Ready, set, go? LTC bracing for Phase 2
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 06, 2017
Despite a push from the post-acute care industry to delay implementation of Phase 2 requirements of participation guidelines under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, providers at press time...
DOJ pushing criminal suits
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 07, 2019
Providers are pushing back against an effort by the Department of Justice that would allow criminal charges to be brought against nursing home providers and staff members accused of abuse and fraud in...
Verify payroll totals for rankings: letter
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2014
Federal regulators need to collect nursing home staffing data directly from payroll systems rather than from providers themselves, members of the Congressional Seniors Task Force said in a recent letter...
Providers slammed at House hearing
By
Liza Berger
Dec 04, 2019
Senior advocates heavily criticized nursing homes at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing in mid-November, blasting the field for allegedly delivering poor care and improperly using antipsychotics.
For states, the worst ahead, governors say
By
Brett Bakshis
Apr 01, 2010
For many states, the economic outlook may continue to worsen. That’s according to analysts who spoke recently at a National Governors Association meeting.
Nursing home owners Sal and Mabel Mangano: Not guilty!
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2007
For three weeks, spanning August and September, much of the national nursing home community was glued to goings-on in a place they had never heard of before: St. Francisville, LA. Or at least they should...
Penalty delay for some tags
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 08, 2018
Long-term care providers have 18 months to adapt to some of the Phase 2 requirements of participation without facing penalties, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
Obama lauds change in payment schemes
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 06, 2016
The next president and congressional leaders should continue to promote value-based purchasing and alternative payment models, President Barack Obama said in an academic article last month.
Obama against caps for malpractice suits
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2009
President Obama told a roomful of doctors that he does not favor caps for malpractice awards. But he indicated he may be open to “apology legislation.”