Occupancy rates may have stabilized, but skilled nursing providers’ dependence on low-paying Medicaid funding grew during the third quarter, according to figures released in December by the National...
CMS names 5 new triggers that lead to extra surveys
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has revised the criteria that require states to conduct the specific surveys, the agency noted in a memo to state survey agencies Jan. 4.
Family wins camera case
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 06, 2017
The Minnesota Department of Health ruled against a provider recently in a closely watched case involving a surveillance camera in a resident room.
Matching pay rates to slow
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2012
Lower Medicaid federal matching rates will be in place for about 30 states in fiscal 2014, according to a report from the National Association of Medicaid Directors. Just a handful of states will see an...