Group wants feds to probe Medicare Advantage plans wrongly denying care
By
Danielle Brown
May 25, 2022
An influential group of healthcare providers is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate Medicare Advantage organizations that have been found wrongly denying services to beneficiaries.
Burden of persistent symptoms high after COVID-19 infection
May 24, 2022
– A high burden of persistent symptoms is observed in persons after COVID-19, but no specific causes of symptoms of postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2)...
Also in the News for Monday, May 23
By
Danielle Brown
May 23, 2022
Embattled Louisiana nursing home operator requests new judge for lawsuits over botched evacuations … New state COVID data shows there were more nursing home staff deaths than first reported … South...
As Medicare Advantage grows, experts say, so do hard-to-fight denials
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 19, 2022
In addition to sagging Medicare Advantage payment rates, some skilled nursing providers also find themselves routinely doing battle to get paid for services they’ve already delivered.
AHCA/NCAL, 15 other groups pressure HHS to extend public health emergency
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 12, 2022
Sixteen national organizations were thinking of fall and the flu Tuesday when they asked HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra to extend the public health emergency related to COVID-19.
LeadingAge’s president and CEO has asked Congress to ensure access to COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatments in letters supporting the White House’s request for COVID-19 supplemental funds.
Providers plead for more COVID funding ahead of expected surges
By
Danielle Brown
May 11, 2022
The nation’s second-largest nursing home association is calling on Congress to approve crucial COVID-19 funding that will help protect providers and residents ahead of new surges expected to hit in the...
Feds deny provider request to speed up process for prevailing wage for foreign RNs
By
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...
Lawmaker wants more surveys for Special Focus Facility nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
May 10, 2022
A key U.S. lawmaker is calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to address reported lags in surveys of nursing homes in the Special Focus Facility program after finding that 1 in 5 are overdue...
CDC: New SNF data show COVID-19 booster improves omicron protection
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 06, 2022
Data from thousands of U.S. skilled nursing facilities show that a COVID-19 booster shot is more protective against omicron than an initial series alone, investigators say.