Providers warned: Ongoing relief fund audits may bring unprecedented info demands
By
Joe Bush
Nov 21, 2022
Provider Relief Fund audits have started in earnest, with the threat of federal investigators demanding more and different data than most skilled nursing providers have ever been asked to account for.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 15
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 15, 2022
Efficacy of fourth Pfizer COVID vaccine wanes by 6 months in healthcare worker study … No notice on COVID public health emergency deadline means likely extension … COVID vaccine acceptance pays off...
White House to extend PHE designation through April, reports say
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 14, 2022
The federal government will extend the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration until at least April, according to published reports.
Nursing home telehealth ‘cliff’ avoided with pay rule adjustments
By
Joe Bush
Nov 03, 2022
Nursing home residents and their distant physicians got good telehealth news in the 2023 Physician Pay Rule issued Tuesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Citing potential surge, nursing home leaders press for PHE extension
By
Joe Bush
Nov 03, 2022
The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living on Wednesday appealed to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to support the extension of the Public Health Emergency...
Industry leader calls for PHE extension, more time to prepare for state Medicaid renewals
By
Alicia Lasek
Nov 03, 2022
A January end to the PHE would result in a punishing wave of new Medicaid eligibility redeterminations that would hurt struggling LTC facility operators, says Mark Parkinson.
CMS promises ‘critical’ look at nursing home ownership data
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2022
Calling work on nursing home transparency one of her agency’s “particular achievements” of the past few months, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services leader said Tuesday that providers can expect...
Economic uncertainty threatens recent state Medicaid gains
By
Joe Bush
Oct 26, 2022
Uncertainty around federal and state healthcare funding outlined by the Kaiser Family Foundation Tuesday could add to provider woes as the nation emerges from the worst of the pandemic.
U.S. extends public health emergency, buying LTC a bit more time
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 17, 2022
The latest renewal is effective as of Oct. 13, and will continue through Jan. 11, 2023. Continued allowances for LTC include the waiver of a required three-day hospital stay to access skilled nursing services...
Also in the News for Monday, Oct. 17, 2022
By
Joe Bush
Oct 17, 2022
President Biden extends public health emergency to at least Jan. 11 … USDA gives rural healthcare facilities, including several nursing homes, $110 million … CMS makes new provider preview reports...