CMS update intended to rectify editing error for claim resubmissions … GOP calls for agency regulation review in wake of Supreme Court overturning of Chevron doctrine … Pennsylvania budget includes...
This victory might be less satisfying than you think
By
John O'Connor
Jul 05, 2024
Talk about Christmas coming early. It sure looks like the Supreme Court just gave long-term care operators a really swell gift.
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...
‘Avalanche’ of healthcare, other legal challenges likely with unraveling of regulatory agency authority
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2024
A trio of high-profile Supreme Court decisions will likely lead to an “avalanche” of new cases challenging the authority of federal health regulators and other agencies, testing judges’ expertise...
BREAKING: Supreme Court’s Chevron ruling could defang CMS
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 28, 2024
The Supreme Court this morning threw out a long-standing doctrine that has given regulatory agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, broad discretion to set rules for the entities...
With the ‘Wicked Witch’ of regulation dead, nursing home staffing rule could follow
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 30, 2024
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision Friday revoking broad deference to federal agencies is likely to bolster legal arguments against a federal nursing home staffing rule, experts told McKnight’s...
Pay attention to Chevron cases, they may impact you more than you might expect
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Jun 21, 2024
These days, with everything happening in long-term care, discussions are often focused on minimum staffing, lack of staff, increased enforcement, and focus on quality of care and technology. That’s...
Top state court rejects nursing homes’ plea to toss spending requirement
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 21, 2024
A state Supreme Court judge last week dismissed the concerns of 130 New York nursing homes who argued that New York’s “70/40” spending requirement was not just unfair but also unconstitutional.
Also in the News for Tuesday, June 18, 2024
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 17, 2024
Supreme Court agrees to hear case determining employer burden of proof regarding overtime pay … David Erickson appointed president, CEO of Covenant Living Communities … State court interprets joint...
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...