States see spike on supplemental Medicaid spending
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 21, 2012
States spent $9 billion more on supplemental Medicaid payments in 2010 than it did four years previously, according to a government investigation requested by Congress.
CMS may alter Medicare Advantage star ratings
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Oct 22, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services will soon be requesting comments on possible changes to the Medicare Advantage five-star quality rating system, the agency announced this week.
McConnell COVID-19 stimulus proposal offers mere fraction of funding requested by providers
By
Liza Berger
Jul 24, 2020
Long-term care providers are eagerly awaiting details of a fourth economic stimulus package. But they may want to brace themselves for some disappointment. As of Thursday, a draft of a proposal by Sen....
Lawmakers demand answers, imply oversight is inadequate
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James M. Berklan
May 08, 2018
Legislators’ request for sweeping information about federal regulators’ oversight of nursing homes is part of a House Energy and Commerce Committee official inquiry. A letter from four U.S....
Feds deny provider request to speed up process for prevailing wage for foreign RNs
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Danielle Brown
May 10, 2022
The Department of Labor told long-care providers that it cannot expedite the prevailing wage determination process for foreign-born registered nurses after they called on the agency to streamline the system...
Nursing home to pay $14,500 settlement over alleged immigrant worker documentation requests
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 07, 2014
A New York City nursing home has agreed to a $14,500 settlement related to charges that it was too aggressive in asking immigrant workers to provide documentation, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
SNF advocates see growing threat if shutdown doesn’t end soon
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 18, 2019
As the partial government shutdown breaks records and stretches toward a month running, skilled nursing industry advocates are hopeful that resolution is on the horizon.
Ask the nursing expert: How do you keep records organized in preparation for annual reviews?
By
Anne Marie Barnett
Jul 01, 2011
Anne Marie Barnett, RN, President, Maryland NADONA/LTC
Funding cut to hit agencies
Jan 05, 2020
Idaho — The leader of Idaho’s Medicaid division has proposed a temporary cut in hospital and nursing home reimbursements following the governor’s request that all state agencies cut 1% from their...
Smart cards would do little to curtail Medicare fraud: GAO
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John Hall
Apr 28, 2015
Medicare beneficiary smart cards would have a limited impact on reducing fraud and could even introduce “new, more sophisticated fraud schemes,” a new report by the Government Accountability...