Feds’ latest regulatory wish list hits skilled nursing but could face new obstacles
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 08, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services is making plans to expand reporting requirements for nursing homes in the event of crimes against residents. The agency also aims to propose a long-awaited update...
State news: Governor might soften proposed Medicaid cuts
Apr 01, 2011
MINNESOTA–Just days after approving expansion of the state’s Medicaid rolls by 95,000 people in mid-February, Gov. Mark Dayton unveiled a fiscal budget that would cut Medicaid payments for...
Reconsider ‘extreme’ expansion of civil monetary penalties: LTC coalition to CMS
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 02, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should withdraw a planned civil monetary penalty expansion, a coalition of leading long-term care organizations argues in a new joint letter to the agency’s...
Parkinson: Naysayers were wrong — the sector is recovering
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2022
Leaders of nursing homes’ largest provider group Monday struck an optimistic tone as they officially kicked off their annual convention, exhorting providers to press on and commit to quality as they...
Federal court stops lawsuit seeking nearly $1B over ‘improper’ nursing home licensing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2024
A federal appeals court won’t reopen a nearly $1 billion lawsuit against a Florida nursing home operator accused of racketeering-like behavior in a lengthy civil case.
Proposal to make NHSN reporting permanent bypasses provider concerns
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 01, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would expand and extend COVID-era respiratory illness reporting requirements under a provision of the recently proposed Home Health Prospective Payment System...
Sometimes the real issue is avoiding embarrassment
Sep 01, 2008
Embarrassment can be like a riddle, confounding our senses and reason. While the choices might not be so painful as fighting off wild animals, the pain vs. shame decisions are made quite often in the long-term...
Analysis: An insurance model to get excited about
By
Liza Berger
Jan 05, 2020
At the first-ever long-term care population health conference, providers learn that I-SNPs offer long-awaited opportunities to control their own fate when it comes to pay and quality.
CMS, Ohio governor approve funding increase for transition to private nursing home rooms
By
Josh Henreckson
Jul 05, 2024
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) has announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gave its approval for a state program increasing Medicaid reimbursements for nursing home providers that offer...