MedPAC votes unanimously for proposed PAC payment overhaul to start in 2021
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Apr 10, 2017
The Medicare Payment Advisory Council voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend an accelerated timeline for implementing a unified, site-neutral payment system for post-acute care providers.
Occupancy hits 5-year low
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Nov 05, 2016
Occupancy rates for skilled nursing facilities dropped to 82.2% in the second quarter of 2016 — the lowest level in five years, according to a report released in September by the National Investment...
CMS reopens comment period on LTC regulation overhaul
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Sep 14, 2015
The comment period on the 403-page long-term care regulation reform rule proposed in July has been reopened for an additional 30 days, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday.
GOP budget that cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid over next decade may be smokescreen
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Oct 06, 2017
The House passed a budget proposal on Thursday that would slash roughly $1 trillion from the Medicaid program over the course of 10 years. But representatives aren’t planning on seeing those cuts...
AHCA: Unified payment plan ‘viable’ but 3-day stay part needs work
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Jun 17, 2016
Recommendations to Congress concerning a unified, site-neutral payment system for post-acute care are viable, a leading provider group said Wednesday.
Hospitals slam MedPAC’s plan
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Nov 06, 2017
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s proposed unified post-acute payment system is “unworkable as a foundation,” the American Hospital Association said in September.
Extendicare closes sale
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Sep 04, 2015
Extendicare closed the $870 million sale of its United States facilities to an investor group led by private equity firm Formation Capital LLC.
SNF settles fraud, neglect suit for $28M
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Aug 06, 2016
A New York skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay $28 million and implement reforms to settle a lawsuit alleging fraud, neglect and criminal conduct by the facility’s owners and staff.
Making bundled payment models optional would be ‘severe blow’ to program, critics argue
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Apr 11, 2017
Allowing healthcare providers to opt out of testing bundled payment models could deal a “severe blow” to payment reform efforts and the future of the bundled payment program, according to some...
Providers get seat at the table: House asks input for new Medicare Red Tape Relief Project
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Jul 26, 2017
House lawmakers on Monday announced the formation of a new initiative that will use healthcare provider input to help reduce regulatory burdens within the Medicare program.