CMS: MDS 2.0 versus MDS 3.0 Comparison Crosswalk draft available
Aug 25, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a draft Comparison Crosswalk to aid in the transition between MDS 2.0 and MDS 3.0.
Congress cries foul over report of inaccurate DME fraud prevention claims
Aug 22, 2008
Many lawmakers are outraged after allegations surfaced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services misled Congress into thinking it had significantly reduced the number of fraudulent claims for durable...
Democrats include long-term care reform in policy platform
Aug 21, 2008
The Democratic Party has included long-term care reform as a plank in its policy platform.
California’s budget crisis could affect nursing homes
Aug 19, 2008
Nursing homes in the state are bracing for tough times as a budget crisis worsens.
Experts: Preventing re-hospitalizations key to Medicare solvency
Aug 18, 2008
Medicare could save up to $12 billion per year if it would reduce the number of Medicare patients readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of a previous stay. Those savings, in turn, could help fund physician...
State may cut millions from nursing homes
Aug 15, 2008
New York State could severely slash nursing-home funding under Gov. David Paterson’s (D) budget proposal. Other states could follow suit as they struggle with budget deficits.
States fail to report troubled Medicaid providers to OIG, report finds
Aug 14, 2008
States are not reporting those Medicaid providers that have been suspended or excluded from their state programs, according to a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector...
Nursing-home study: Inspection system ‘broken and can’t be fixed’
Aug 13, 2008
A leading nursing-home association is calling for an independent panel to come up with new methods for overseeing nursing facilities. The association’s task force issued 31 recommendations Tuesday,...
CMS: Medicaid should follow Medicare on ‘never event’ payment policies
Aug 07, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is asking states to coordinate their Medicaid policies with Medicare’s hospital-acquired condition payment policy so states do not bear the burden of...
In major reversal, CMS decides not to cut $770 million from SNFs in 2009
Aug 01, 2008
Reversing earlier plans, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not trim $770 million in Medicare Part A payments to nursing homes in the next fiscal year. This development comes as welcome...