Study: Nursing homes’ Medicare cut would lead to $4.5 billion hit to U.S. economy
May 14, 2008
The 3.3% Medicare cut proposed for nursing homes by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services would result in a negative U.S. economic impact of approximately $4.5 billion in fiscal year 2009, a study...
Ask the payment expert
By
Patricia Boyer
May 01, 2008
I understand that many facilities are being cited during state surveys for not following standards of clinical practice. That citation is frequently cross-referenced to the assessment process. What can...
Lawmakers seek delay for new Medicaid rules
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2008
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has voted 46-0 to delay imminent Medicaid-rule changes that would cut payments and services in the long-term care sector. Most notably, the pending reductions would...
CMS overpays poor performing nursing homes by $5 million in 2004
May 06, 2008
Nursing homes that fell out of compliance with federal quality-of-care standards in 2004 received more than $5 million in overpayments that year, as a result of processing errors, the Department of Health...
CMS proposes cutting Medicare payments to nursing homes by $770 million next year
May 02, 2008
The government issued a proposed rule Thursday that would cut Medicare payments to nursing homes by $770 million, or 3.3%, for fiscal year 2009, to account for a forecasting error.
Senate speeds to vote on Medicaid moratorium bill
Apr 28, 2008
Senators could vote as early as this week on a bill to delay seven Medicaid regulations. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) late last week granted fast-track status to the legislation (H.R. 5613).
CMS lists poor performing nursing homes on consumer Web site
Apr 25, 2008
Federal regulators’ “Nursing Home Compare” Web site now lists facilities that rank in the lowest 10% in quality based on state inspection results, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
CMS to make it official: Medicare therapy criteria to change
Apr 23, 2008
Federal officials are now taking comments on a proposal that would implement the “60% Rule,” which indirectly would decrease the flow of rehab patients to long-term care facilities.
Former senators join forces for healthcare reform
Apr 21, 2008
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell have launched the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Leaders’ Project on the State of American Health Care.
Impact of Medicaid regulations would be harsh, group says
Apr 17, 2008
A Washington-based healthcare advocacy group is releasing a series of reports that show the potentially devastating effects of the Bush administration’s proposed Medicaid cuts on individual states.