Lawmakers say CMS should ban Medicare Advantage’s use of AI to deny care
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 26, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should consider banning artificial intelligence from being used to deny Medicare Advantage coverage pending a “systematic review,” a group of 49 congressional...
Expect another Five-Star freeze amid nursing home survey delays, experts warn
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 20, 2024
Staffing measures used to calculate nursing homes’ federal ratings will freeze in April, further complicating a system based on often outdated and constantly changing metrics, experts warned last week.
CMS must ‘ease burdens’ if it wants more long-stay residents in value-based care: report
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 29, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must do more to move states away from an “extremely bifurcated” Medicare and Medicaid system that sometimes leaves dually eligible beneficiaries confused...
CMS pledges to use ‘full array’ of tools to enforce 2024 Medicare Advantage rules
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Josh Henreckson
Jan 12, 2024
Despite early fears, long-term care leaders have some reason to be optimistic that changes to Medicare Advantage rules for 2024 will be enforced.
Consumer groups urge CMS to enforce nurse aide training enforcement initiatives
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 19, 2023
For all its increased regulatory pressure on nursing homes in recent years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services hasn’t fully embraced the Biden administration’s full agenda for long-term care....
Meet the providers who already would satisfy the nursing home staffing mandate
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 14, 2023
There were few silver linings to be found In the nursing home staffing proposal earlier this year. But a detailed examination of the rule and continued review of federal data show there is reason to hope...
The introduction of a Senate bill intended to block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from implementing its proposed nursing home staffing mandate was met roundly with applause from providers...
LTCH closures send more patients to nursing homes, but are they ready?
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 22, 2023
Shifting payment policies have decreased Medicare spending on patients requiring mechanical ventilation, but they also have led to the closure of many long-term care hospitals and have driven more patients...
Standard surveys continue to lag, with infection control a major tripwire
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 24, 2023
A year and a half after a federal watchdog blasted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services over extensive delays in nursing home inspections, year-end data for fiscal year 2023 shows there has been...
Providers find few silver linings, stew over minimum staffing demands
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 05, 2023
The initial jolt of the newly proposed nursing home staffing mandate has softened little over the long holiday weekend and now those tasked with making it work — providers — are coming to grips with...