Providers tentatively welcome Medicare payment goals tied to quality
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 27, 2015
Long-term care leaders on Monday called a first-ever federal timeline for greater levels of bundled and other alternative payments “aggressive” but “a good thing.”
BREAKING: HHS awards nursing homes $333M in COVID-19 performance rewards
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 28, 2020
Federal authorities announced Wednesday afternoon that they will be distributing about $333 million in first-round performance payments to more than 10,000 nursing homes for their results battling COVID-19.
Nursing homes get a third of a billion dollars for meeting infection control standards
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 29, 2020
Nursing homes may be seeing a rise in COVID-19 infections as cases in many areas of the country are resurging, but providers now know that, no matter what, they will be rewarded for safer performances...