Medicaid daily revenue hits record as skilled nursing occupancy dispute flares
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 03, 2023
Medicaid revenue per patient day in skilled nursing facilities rose to a record level in January, even as similar measures for Medicare retreated.
MedPAC pushes 3 percent Medicare SNF cut in report to Congress
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 17, 2023
A key body that advises Congress on Medicare policy is calling for a 3% reduction in payments to skilled nursing facilities in fiscal year 2024.
New insurance frontier may be opening to well-positioned providers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 11, 2022
Analysts say an approaching regulatory transition presents a key opportunity for more skilled nursing providers to participate in and potentially offer special needs plans designed for dual-eligible individuals.
Nursing home telehealth ‘cliff’ avoided with pay rule adjustments
By
Joe Bush
Nov 03, 2022
Nursing home residents and their distant physicians got good telehealth news in the 2023 Physician Pay Rule issued Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
In-house hospice unit bucks long-standing SNF underuse
By
Joe Bush
Oct 27, 2022
While many nursing home patients who would qualify for hospice care never get it, a Pennsylvania provider is shoring up its efforts around end-of-life care with a new 16-bed hospice unit.
OIG urges CMS to evaluate home health use of telehealth
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 21, 2022
The Office of Inspector General has urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to evaluate how the use of telehealth affected the quality of home healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CMS allows troubled California facility to keep residents, restart Medicare, Medicaid participation
By
Joe Bush
Oct 14, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services granted a huge and problem-plagued nursing home in San Francisco a new lifeline this week.
LTC lobbyists lining up against special kind of pay cut
By
Joe Bush
Oct 04, 2022
Cynthia Morton is on the verge of a crazy few months to finish 2022. The executive vice president of the National Association for Long Term Care is about to help kick off the 33rd NASL National meeting...
Proposal addressing therapy ‘double-whammy’ could net system savings
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 08, 2022
Long-term care therapy advocates and peers from other healthcare sectors touted the potential savings of nearly a quarter billion Medicare dollars if the SMART Act is passed.
It’s back to school with final rules
By
Renee Kinder
Aug 04, 2022
Time to fire up the printer, break out the highlighters and get back in the groove of learning. Within a week’s time the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued final rules for: Fiscal Year (FY)...