A win for long-term care: Providers applaud withdrawal of MFAR proposal
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 15, 2020
Providers cheered federal health officials’ decision to withdraw a proposal they warned could cut up to $50 billion nationwide from the Medicaid program annually.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has withdrawn a much-criticized Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule that could have caused havoc for skilled nursing providers, in at least 11 states in particular....
The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stressed the need for repeated testing among staff members to stop the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes.
State accused of withholding most COVID-19 matching funds for nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 25, 2020
Nursing home stakeholders in Washington state are accusing the officials there of sitting on federal coronavirus relief funding designed to help nursing home operators struggling with increased costs during...
False Claims suit against Omnicare, CVS Health dismissed in appeals court
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 20, 2020
Omnicare and parent company CVS Health earned a court victory this week after a federal appeals court agreed to dismiss a whistleblower’s False Claims Act lawsuit for an alleged kickback scheme.
‘The system failed’: Experts lay plans for reforming long-term care after pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 04, 2020
Now is the opportunity for providers, policymakers and other stakeholders to aggressively reform the long-term services and supports system after its underlying weaknesses were exposed under pandemic conditions,...
Lower-rated facilities get more Alzheimer’s admissions: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 29, 2020
Highly rated operations had 3% fewer newly admitted residents with Alzheimer’s. CNA wages and Medicaid add-ons may play a role in the findings, report investigators.
More states turning to Medicaid to help providers during pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 16, 2020
Another handful of states are now leveraging Medicaid to assist nursing homes struggling with added costs during the coronavirus pandemic, LeadingAge detailed in a new blog post.
Medicaid providers receive additional $15B in coronavirus relief funding
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 10, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday announced the distribution of $15 billion in coronavirus relief funding to Medicaid providers that have not yet received any such payment.
Residents with mental illness concentrated in facilities that offer less direct care: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 04, 2020
Facilities that serve more residents with mental illness tend to have quality characteristics that differ substantially from other nursing homes, say investigators.