CMS to make Payroll Based Journaling data public starting Nov. 1
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Sep 27, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin posting public use files of providers’ Payroll Based Journaling data on Nov. 1, the agency said in a memo posted Monday.
CNA fired while pregnant can’t sue for discrimination, court rules
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Aug 12, 2016
A certified nursing assistant can’t claim she was discriminated against by the skilled nursing facility that fired her while she was pregnant, a federal court ruled this week.
MA ratings should consider socioeconomic status, not just quality, advisors say
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Dec 07, 2015
Despite a general push from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to tie payments to quality, some advisors are urging the agency to make adjustments to ratings that account for low-income beneficiaries.
Proposed House budget would cut Agency for Health Research on Quality
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Jun 19, 2015
The House Appropriations Committee’s proposed fiscal 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services budget would eliminate the Health & Human Services’ Agency for Health Research on Quality.
Observers skeptical of House Republicans’ call to cut $2 trillion in Medicaid, Medicare
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Jul 20, 2017
A budget plan released Tuesday by House Republicans would cut close to $2 trillion from federal healthcare programs — but it’s unlikely to get very far in the legislative process, observers say.
Senate committee-approved spending bill would eliminate Medicare assistance program
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Jun 20, 2016
A federal program that provides seniors with advice for the Medicare program is one of 18 groups on the chopping block under a spending bill approved by a Senate committee last week.
Save the date: McKnight’s Online Expo is back March 29-30
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Feb 16, 2016
Spring will be here before you know it, and with it comes the 10th Annual McKnight’s Online Expo and the chance to earn free continuing education credits.
OIG touts nursing home crackdowns to Congress
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Dec 01, 2017
A federal agency’s “early alert” on cases of potential abuse in nursing homes was spotlighted in its semiannual report to Congress on Thursday. The alert came from the Department of Health...
New state law would require anti-abortion messaging in nursing home bathrooms
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Dec 14, 2016
Oklahoma nursing homes will be required to post anti-abortion signs in their public bathrooms by 2018 under a new law.
Employee fingerprint scans land provider in class-action lawsuit
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Oct 20, 2017
An Illinois nursing home is facing a class-action lawsuit filed by a worker who argues that the facility’s required daily fingerprint scans pose a threat to their privacy.