CMS ‘getting pretty close’ to releasing details of COVID-19 vaccination mandate
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2021
Long-term care providers and other healthcare employers remain in the dark as to what will be required with the federal government’s impending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employees.
Biden could withhold funds as ‘stick’ to push nursing homes and others to get more workers vaccinated
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2021
Could the White House use regulatory powers to withhold funds from institutions like long-term-care facilities that they think aren’t doing enough to encourage employee or customer vaccinations?...
CareOne alleges ‘flawed process’ in massive Genesis, Welltower deal
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 27, 2021
A one-time potential suitor is accusing Genesis HealthCare and Welltower of using a “flawed process” to reach an $880 million agreement that led to the real estate investment trust terminating leases...
CMS, nursing homes reassure on quality amid ‘poor performance’ hubbub
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2019
Nursing homes’ top regulatory body announced Wednesday that it will soon begin posting the identities of all candidates for the Special Focus Facility initiative on a consumer-facing website. The Centers...
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.
Providers wary on minimum wage hike in CA, NY
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Apr 04, 2016
Healthcare workers in New York and California celebrated last week, as the two states were poised to pass legislation that would raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Make therapy caps lower, streamline review process, MedPAC chairman urges House committee
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 10, 2014
Congress should set lower annual caps on Medicare reimbursements for outpatient therapy and streamline the manual review process for claims exceeding those caps, a Medicare policy expert told the House...
Almost half of US veterans had long COVID symptoms up to 6 months after infection, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 21, 2023
A new study sheds light on the number of US veterans with long COVID, and details how long they experienced lingering symptoms. There’s not much data on long COVID and veterans, which is why the authors...
Nursing, aging service orgs blast CMS for giving LPNs ‘zero credit’ in proposed staffing rule
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 14, 2023
Several of the nation’s largest aging services and nursing organizations have united to defend Licensed Practical Nurses and criticize a proposed Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services nursing home...
Feds: Nursing home owner pilfered $4M, skimped on Ida evacuation site
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 17, 2023
Federal officials Thursday accused a former Louisiana nursing home owner of funneling money from his facilities to use on a personal spending spree, rather than preparing an emergency evacuation site as...