Medicare Advantage plans intent on skirting new rules, providers fear
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2023
Aging services providers are increasingly concerned that powerful Medicare Advantage plans will not fall into line under new federal rules, which were once seen as the possible beginning of a tide change...
Providers call for broader antipsychotic exclusions to help reduce schizophrenia diagnoses
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 31, 2023
Providers and quality experts are questioning why the agency hasn’t done more to review its quality measure for antipsychotic drug use.
DAY TWO at the 2012 MDS National Conference: Providers playing MDS catch-up before April 1
Mar 08, 2012
CMS officials were listening, and that was positive. Very positive.
Meet the providers who already would satisfy the nursing home staffing mandate
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 14, 2023
There were few silver linings to be found In the nursing home staffing proposal earlier this year. But a detailed examination of the rule and continued review of federal data show there is reason to hope...
One nursing group condemns, another praises Trump’s new nursing home commission and PPE delivery plans
By
James M. Berklan
May 01, 2020
Just hours after attending an announcement ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Thursday, leaders of the two top U.S. nursing home associations gave wildly different views of new federal action...
BREAKING: CMS finalizes 2.7% pay raise, two year phase-in for PDPM cuts
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 29, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday afternoon announced a finalized cut to nursing home Medicare pay rates for fiscal 2023.
Nursing homes weigh pros, cons of new weight loss drugs as limited Medicare coverage kicks in
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2024
A recent decision by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to cover popular new weight loss drugs that provide additional health benefits could be a “game changer” for potentially thousands...
Parkinson says proposed staffing mandate a ‘death sentence’ for rural nursing homes, offers answers
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2023
Long-term care industry advocates pulled no punches Wednesday when asked at a Sanford Health summit about likely outcomes facing rural operators if CMS’s proposed minimum staffing mandate becomes...
CMS makes 60 changes to finalize new MDS playbook
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 25, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the final version of the new Resident Assessment Instrument manual Thursday .
