What hospice services will pay for, and whether beneficiaries receive correct information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, converged as issues in court this summer.
GAO will investigate Five-Star rating system
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Aug 28, 2015
In a move sure to surprise many providers, the Government Accountability Office will investigate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Five-Star Quality Rating System, according to a published...
SNF margins cut in half, Alliance report says
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McKnight's Staff
May 31, 2013
With income margins decimated by Medicare and Medicaid cuts and access to capital strangled, skilled nursing facilities will be unable to care for the nation’s booming senior population unless changes...
$29 million earmarked for nursing home improvements goes unused for years
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Marty Stempniak
Jan 10, 2019
Almost $29 million in funds — collected from North Carolina nursing homes through civil monetary penalties — has sat mostly untouched for years.
AHCA joins lawmakers in drive for greater flexibility dealing with new requirements of participation
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Oct 06, 2017
The American Health Care Association is throwing its weight behind lawmakers’ efforts to convince the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to revise the upcoming requirements of participation...
Nursing homes should focus on improving communications to prevent in-room cameras, survey suggests
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Tim Mullaney
Nov 25, 2014
Most people would consider video cameras to monitor a loved one’s nursing home care but would prefer other methods, according to recently released survey results.
Capital One Bank closes $9M loan to refinance NH facility
Jul 29, 2014
Capital One Specialty Healthcare Real Estate provided an $8.8 million loan to refinance Wheelock Terrace, a 70-bed assisted facility in Hanover, NH. The facility also provides memory care services.
Groups urge Trump to save some of ACA
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Feb 05, 2017
LeadingAge, along with 71 other nonprofit aging organizations, sent a letter in mid-January urging then-President-elect Donald Trump to preserve some nursing-home related provisions of the Affordable Care...
CMS asks for feedback on paperwork burden
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Haymarket Media
Oct 16, 2007
In a nod to healthcare providers’ enormous administrative responsibilities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services asked for comments on the information collection process.
Democrats urge CMS to ramp up Part D outreach to low-income seniors
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Haymarket Media
May 31, 2006
House Democrats are pushing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to reach out to low-income seniors who have not signed up for the Medicare Part D drug benefit.