BREAKING: AHCA files lawsuit to dismiss nursing home staffing rule
By
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...
CMS ‘getting pretty close’ to releasing details of COVID-19 vaccination mandate
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2021
Long-term care providers and other healthcare employers remain in the dark as to what will be required with the federal government’s impending COVID-19 vaccination mandate for employees.
Feds’ spotlight on owners could detract from patient focus, experts warn
By
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...