A new, multi-day course is being designed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to help nursing homes prepare for the infection preventionist requirement included in the revised final rules of...
Editors’ Blog: Saving the market basket
Sep 17, 2009
The pivotal Senate Finance Committee healthcare reform bill would not cut the annual Medicare cost-of-living increase to nursing homes. That is reason enough to cheer the bill.
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By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 19, 2018
CMS announces plans for new regulatory reform office … SNF operators paying nearly $250,000 to settle discrimination claims … Lawsuit contends Medicaid waitlists violate disabilities act, force elderly...
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Feds say health IT vendors hindering reform efforts … Mental practice and physical therapy effective for stroke survivors … New guidance on contact precautions for facility visitors …...
Sheehan warns doctors about new Medicaid overpayment policies
Oct 21, 2010
Healthcare reform law provisions pertaining to reporting and returning overpayments present a critical Medicaid challenge facing physicians next year, New York State Medicaid Inspector General Jim Sheehan...
MedPAC shows enthusiasm for equalizing SNF, inpatient rehab facility payments
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 12, 2013
More uniform reimbursements for skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities could be implemented soon, policy analysts recently told the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. The...
Berwick praises upcoming Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
Oct 20, 2010
The planned Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI) has the potential to be the “jewel in the crown” of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Donald M. Berwick, administrator...
House passes bill repealing one-year delay to RUG-IV system
Jul 15, 2010
Nursing home providers Wednesday commended the House for passing a bill that would eliminate the one-year delay to the RUG-IV case-mix classification system.
CBO chief says House reform plan too costly
Jul 17, 2009
Some say the House’s proposed healthcare reform legislation, which includes cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, as well as a public health insurance plan, will prevent rising healthcare costs from bankrupting...
McCain, Obama advisers discuss long-term care at symposium
Sep 12, 2008
Surrogates for presidential hopefuls John McCain (R) and Barack Obama (D) spelled out their respective nominees’ views on the future of long-term care in the United States at the third annual Long-Term...