After ‘offensive’ attack, Parkinson and Sloan push lawmakers for solutions, not shame
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 09, 2024
The two largest organizations representing US nursing homes this week fired back against a pair of influential lawmakers who have tried to paint industry efforts to stop a minimum staffing rule as motivated...
BREAKING: AHCA files lawsuit to dismiss nursing home staffing rule
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Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2024
A federal lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to throw out the national nursing home staffing mandate, charging that it exceeds the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and that it “creates...
Staffing shortages driving more public nursing homes to the precipice
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2023
Publicly owned nursing homes, often unable to increase revenue without the express consent of elected officials or taxpayer referendums, are finding themselves increasingly on the brink of collapse by...
‘Imperative’ to finalize staffing rule this year, dozens of House members tell CMS
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 20, 2023
More than a quarter of the House of Representatives signed a letter last week urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to move forward with its plan to institute a nationwide staffing mandate...
As skilled nursing ‘teeters,’ leaders look to DC for help on pay rule and more
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2022
More than 500 skilled nursing providers are expected to arrive in Washington, D.C., Monday ready to press federal lawmakers for solutions on staffing and revenue issues that threaten patient access across...
Feds’ spotlight on owners could detract from patient focus, experts warn
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 21, 2022
An effort to improve transparency into nursing home ownership took a major leap forward when federal officials posted previously non-public data Wednesday. But providers and legal experts cautioned that...